Counties in Maryland by average annual temperature

Somerset County had the highest average annual temperature of 24 counties in 2019, at 59.7 °F. Garrett County had the lowest, at 49.7 °F. The median was 57.4 °F and the figure for Maryland was 56.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest59.7Somerset County
Lowest49.7Garrett County
Median57.424 counties
Maryland56.6History

Map of counties, 2019

Allegany County: 53.1 °FAnne Arundel County: 58.1 °FBaltimore County: 55.6 °FCalvert County: 58.5 °FCaroline County: 57.7 °FCarroll County: 54.2 °FCecil County: 55.9 °FCharles County: 59 °FDorchester County: 58.8 °FFrederick County: 54.7 °FGarrett County: 49.7 °FHarford County: 55.7 °FHoward County: 55.7 °FKent County: 56.8 °FMontgomery County: 56.3 °FPrince George's County: 57.9 °FQueen Anne's County: 57.2 °FSt. Mary's County: 59 °FSomerset County: 59.7 °FTalbot County: 58.2 °FWashington County: 54.4 °FWicomico County: 59 °FWorcester County: 59.4 °FBaltimore city: 57.5 °F
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°F, 2019. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2019

Somerset County: 59.7 °FSomerset County59.7Worcester County: 59.4 °FWorcester County59.4Charles County: 59 °FCharles County59St. Mary's County: 59 °FSt. Mary's County59Wicomico County: 59 °FWicomico County59Dorchester County: 58.8 °FDorchester County58.8Calvert County: 58.5 °FCalvert County58.5Talbot County: 58.2 °FTalbot County58.2Anne Arundel County: 58.1 °FAnne Arundel County58.1Prince George's County: 57.9 °FPrince George's County57.9Caroline County: 57.7 °FCaroline County57.7Baltimore city: 57.5 °FBaltimore city57.5Queen Anne's County: 57.2 °FQueen Anne's County57.2Kent County: 56.8 °FKent County56.8Montgomery County: 56.3 °FMontgomery County56.3Cecil County: 55.9 °FCecil County55.9Harford County: 55.7 °FHarford County55.7Howard County: 55.7 °FHoward County55.7Baltimore County: 55.6 °FBaltimore County55.6Frederick County: 54.7 °FFrederick County54.7Washington County: 54.4 °FWashington County54.4Carroll County: 54.2 °FCarroll County54.2Allegany County: 53.1 °FAllegany County53.1Garrett County: 49.7 °FGarrett County49.7Somerset County: 59.7 °FSomerset County59.7Worcester County: 59.4 °FWorcester County59.4Charles County: 59 °FCharles County59St. Mary's County: 59 °FSt. Mary's County59Wicomico County: 59 °FWicomico County59Dorchester County: 58.8 °FDorchester County58.8Calvert County: 58.5 °FCalvert County58.5Talbot County: 58.2 °FTalbot County58.2Anne Arundel County: 58.1 °FAnne Arundel County58.1Prince George's County: 57.9 °FPrince George's County57.9Caroline County: 57.7 °FCaroline County57.7Baltimore city: 57.5 °FBaltimore city57.5Queen Anne's County: 57.2 °FQueen Anne's County57.2Kent County: 56.8 °FKent County56.8Montgomery County: 56.3 °FMontgomery County56.3Cecil County: 55.9 °FCecil County55.9Harford County: 55.7 °FHarford County55.7Howard County: 55.7 °FHoward County55.7Baltimore County: 55.6 °FBaltimore County55.6Frederick County: 54.7 °FFrederick County54.7Washington County: 54.4 °FWashington County54.4Carroll County: 54.2 °FCarroll County54.2Allegany County: 53.1 °FAllegany County53.1Garrett County: 49.7 °FGarrett County49.7
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
°F
Change on 2018
1Somerset County59.7+1.4%
2Worcester County59.4+1.5%
3Charles County59+1.7%
3St. Mary's County59+1.4%
3Wicomico County59+1%
6Dorchester County58.8+0.7%
7Calvert County58.5+1%
8Talbot County58.2+0.2%
9Anne Arundel County58.1+0.9%
10Prince George's County57.9+1.2%
11Caroline County57.7+0.3%
12Baltimore city57.5+0.5%
13Queen Anne's County57.2+0.7%
14Kent County56.8+0.9%
15Montgomery County56.3+1.4%
16Cecil County55.9+1.5%
17Harford County55.7+1.8%
17Howard County55.7+1.1%
19Baltimore County55.6+1.1%
20Frederick County54.7+0.7%
21Washington County54.4+0.7%
22Carroll County54.2+0.7%
23Allegany County53.1+0.8%
24Garrett County49.7+1.8%

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About this ranking

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in Maryland by average annual temperature, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Maryland by average annual temperature, 2019. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/maryland-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in Maryland by average annual temperature, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/maryland-counties?period=2019.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Maryland by average annual temperature, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/maryland-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Somerset County, with 59.7 °F in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Garrett County, with 49.7 °F in 2019.

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