Counties in Missouri by average annual temperature

Pemiscot County had the highest average annual temperature of 115 counties in 2018, at 60.1 °F. Putnam County had the lowest, at 50.8 °F. The median was 55.3 °F and the figure for Missouri was 55.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest60.1Pemiscot County

Lowest50.8Putnam County

Median55.3115 counties

Missouri55.2History

Top 40 counties, 2018

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2018 °F	Change on 2017
1	Pemiscot County	60.1	-2.3%
2	Dunklin County	59.8	-2.4%
3	New Madrid County	59.2	-2.3%
4	Mississippi County	58.7	-2.2%
5	Stoddard County	58.6	-2.3%
6	Butler County	58.4	-2.7%
6	McDonald County	58.4	-3%
6	Scott County	58.4	-1.8%
9	Newton County	58.1	-3%
10	Ripley County	57.9	-2.5%
11	Oregon County	57.7	-3%
12	Jasper County	57.4	-3.4%
13	Taney County	57.3	-3%
14	Cape Girardeau County	57.2	-2.6%
14	Ozark County	57.2	-3.1%
14	Stone County	57.2	-2.7%
17	Barry County	57.1	-2.7%
17	Carter County	57.1	-2.9%
19	Dade County	56.9	-3.2%
19	Howell County	56.9	-3.2%
21	Lawrence County	56.8	-2.9%
21	Wayne County	56.8	-3.1%
23	St. Louis city	56.7	-3.7%
24	Bollinger County	56.6	-2.9%
24	Cedar County	56.6	-3.2%
24	Miller County	56.6	-3.9%
27	Jefferson County	56.5	-3.4%
28	Barton County	56.4	-3.4%
28	Cole County	56.4	-2.9%
28	Greene County	56.4	-3.1%
28	Pulaski County	56.4	-3.8%
28	Shannon County	56.4	-3.6%
33	Christian County	56.3	-3.1%
33	St. Louis County	56.3	-3.6%
35	Douglas County	56.2	-3.1%
35	Maries County	56.2	-3.3%
35	Polk County	56.2	-3.1%
38	Camden County	56.1	-4.4%
38	Osage County	56.1	-2.9%
38	St. Clair County	56.1	-3.6%
38	Vernon County	56.1	-3.8%
42	Bates County	56	-3.6%
42	Perry County	56	-3.1%
44	Henry County	55.9	-3.8%
44	Hickory County	55.9	-3.3%
44	Phelps County	55.9	-3.5%
44	Ste. Genevieve County	55.9	-3.5%
48	St. Charles County	55.8	-3.3%
49	Moniteau County	55.7	-3.1%
50	Benton County	55.6	-3.8%
50	Laclede County	55.6	-3.5%
52	Dallas County	55.5	-3.3%
52	Reynolds County	55.5	-3.5%
52	Texas County	55.5	-3.6%
55	Franklin County	55.4	-3.5%
55	Morgan County	55.4	-4.2%
57	Callaway County	55.3	-3%
57	Cass County	55.3	-3.3%
57	Gasconade County	55.3	-3.3%
57	Wright County	55.3	-3.3%
61	Cooper County	55.2	-3.2%
61	Johnson County	55.2	-3.3%
61	Madison County	55.2	-3.5%
61	Warren County	55.2	-3.3%
61	Webster County	55.2	-3.2%
66	Boone County	55.1	-3.2%
66	St. Francois County	55.1	-3.5%
68	Crawford County	54.9	-3.5%
68	Dent County	54.9	-3.7%
68	Pettis County	54.9	-3.5%
68	Washington County	54.9	-3.9%
72	Jackson County	54.8	-3.4%
72	Montgomery County	54.8	-3.2%
74	Howard County	54.7	-3.5%
74	Iron County	54.7	-3.7%
76	Lafayette County	54.5	-3.4%
76	Lincoln County	54.5	-3.2%
76	Platte County	54.5	-3%
76	Saline County	54.5	-3.5%
80	Clay County	54.3	-3%
81	Pike County	54.1	-3.4%
82	Audrain County	53.9	-3.6%
82	Ray County	53.9	-3.4%
84	Chariton County	53.8	-4.3%
84	Randolph County	53.8	-4.1%
86	Buchanan County	53.6	-3.2%
86	Carroll County	53.6	-3.8%
86	Ralls County	53.6	-3.4%
89	Monroe County	53.3	-3.8%
90	Caldwell County	53.2	-3.4%
90	Clinton County	53.2	-3.3%
92	Livingston County	53.1	-3.5%
93	Marion County	53	-3.6%
94	Macon County	52.9	-4%
95	Linn County	52.8	-4.5%
96	Andrew County	52.5	-3.8%
96	Daviess County	52.5	-3.5%
98	Grundy County	52.4	-3.7%
98	Holt County	52.4	-4.2%
98	Shelby County	52.4	-3.9%
101	DeKalb County	52.3	-3.7%
102	Lewis County	52.1	-4.2%
103	Adair County	52	-3.7%
104	Gentry County	51.9	-3.9%
105	Knox County	51.8	-3.7%
106	Sullivan County	51.7	-3.7%
107	Harrison County	51.6	-3.9%
108	Clark County	51.5	-4.1%
108	Nodaway County	51.5	-4.3%
110	Atchison County	51.3	-5%
110	Worth County	51.3	-3.9%
112	Schuyler County	51.1	-3.9%
113	Scotland County	51	-4.1%
114	Mercer County	50.9	-4.1%
115	Putnam County	50.8	-3.8%

Other periods

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.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Missouri by average annual temperature, 2018) [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 Missouri by average annual temperature, 2018. 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/missouri-counties?period=2018. 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 Missouri by average annual temperature, 2018. 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/missouri-counties?period=2018.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Missouri by average annual temperature, 2018 [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/missouri-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_missouri_by_2018,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Missouri by average annual temperature, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/missouri-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Pemiscot County, with 60.1 °F in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Putnam County, with 50.8 °F in 2018.

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