Counties in Missouri by average annual temperature

Pemiscot County had the highest average annual temperature of 115 counties in 2020, at 60.6 °F. Putnam County had the lowest, at 51.5 °F. The median was 55.8 °F and the figure for Missouri was 55.8 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest60.6Pemiscot County

Lowest51.5Putnam County

Median55.8115 counties

Missouri55.8History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2020 °F	Change on 2019
1	Pemiscot County	60.6	+0.2%
2	Dunklin County	60.4	+0.3%
3	New Madrid County	59.5	+0.3%
4	Butler County	59	+0.9%
4	McDonald County	59	+1%
4	Mississippi County	59	+0.2%
7	Stoddard County	58.9	+0.5%
8	Newton County	58.7	+1.2%
8	Ripley County	58.7	+1%
10	Scott County	58.6	+0.2%
11	Oregon County	58.4	+0.9%
12	Jasper County	58	+1.6%
13	Carter County	57.7	+0.9%
13	Howell County	57.7	+1.1%
15	Barry County	57.5	+0.9%
15	Cape Girardeau County	57.5	+0.5%
15	Ozark County	57.5	+0.5%
18	Miller County	57.4	+0.9%
18	Wayne County	57.4	+0.9%
20	Barton County	57.3	+1.8%
20	Camden County	57.3	+0.5%
20	Stone County	57.3	+0.4%
20	Taney County	57.3	-0.2%
24	Cedar County	57.2	+1.2%
24	Dade County	57.2	+1.1%
24	Pulaski County	57.2	-0.2%
24	Shannon County	57.2	+0.9%
28	Bollinger County	57	+0.4%
28	Lawrence County	57	+0.9%
28	Vernon County	57	+2.2%
31	St. Louis city	56.9	+1.2%
32	Cole County	56.8	+1.6%
32	Douglas County	56.8	+0.5%
32	Jefferson County	56.8	+0.9%
32	Polk County	56.8	+0.9%
32	St. Clair County	56.8	+1.6%
37	Maries County	56.7	+0.9%
37	St. Louis County	56.7	+1.3%
39	Bates County	56.6	+2%
40	Greene County	56.5	+0.4%
40	Hickory County	56.5	+1.1%
40	Laclede County	56.5	-0.2%
40	Perry County	56.5	+0.4%
44	Christian County	56.4	0%
44	Henry County	56.4	+1.8%
44	Osage County	56.4	+1.1%
44	Phelps County	56.4	+0.7%
48	Dallas County	56.3	+0.9%
48	Ste. Genevieve County	56.3	+0.2%
50	Benton County	56.2	+1.6%
50	St. Charles County	56.2	+1.3%
50	Texas County	56.2	+0.5%
53	Moniteau County	56.1	+1.8%
53	Morgan County	56.1	+1.8%
53	Reynolds County	56.1	+0.9%
56	Wright County	56	+0.5%
57	Cass County	55.9	+2.2%
58	Madison County	55.8	+0.5%
59	Webster County	55.7	+0.4%
60	Callaway County	55.6	+1.5%
60	Cooper County	55.6	+2.2%
60	Dent County	55.6	+1.3%
60	Franklin County	55.6	+0.5%
60	Johnson County	55.6	+1.8%
60	St. Francois County	55.6	+0.4%
66	Gasconade County	55.5	+0.7%
66	Pettis County	55.5	+2.4%
66	Washington County	55.5	+0.7%
69	Jackson County	55.4	+2.2%
69	Warren County	55.4	+0.7%
71	Boone County	55.3	+1.3%
71	Crawford County	55.3	+0.9%
71	Iron County	55.3	+0.7%
74	Howard County	55.1	+1.5%
74	Platte County	55.1	+2.6%
74	Saline County	55.1	+2%
77	Lafayette County	55	+2%
78	Lincoln County	54.9	+1.1%
78	Montgomery County	54.9	+1.1%
80	Clay County	54.7	+2.2%
81	Ray County	54.4	+2.3%
82	Buchanan County	54.3	+3.2%
82	Chariton County	54.3	+1.7%
84	Randolph County	54.2	+0.7%
85	Audrain County	54.1	+1.1%
85	Carroll County	54.1	+2.1%
85	Pike County	54.1	+1.3%
88	Ralls County	53.9	+1.7%
89	Caldwell County	53.8	+3.1%
90	Clinton County	53.7	+3.1%
90	Monroe County	53.7	+0.9%
92	Holt County	53.6	+3.1%
93	Andrew County	53.5	+3.5%
93	Livingston County	53.5	+2.5%
93	Marion County	53.5	+1.9%
96	Macon County	53.4	+1.9%
97	Linn County	53.2	+2.3%
98	Daviess County	53.1	+3.1%
98	DeKalb County	53.1	+3.5%
100	Atchison County	53	+3.7%
100	Gentry County	53	+3.9%
102	Grundy County	52.8	+2.7%
102	Lewis County	52.8	+1.9%
102	Nodaway County	52.8	+3.7%
102	Shelby County	52.8	+1.7%
106	Adair County	52.6	+2.7%
107	Harrison County	52.5	+3.6%
108	Clark County	52.4	+2.5%
108	Knox County	52.4	+2.3%
108	Worth County	52.4	+3.8%
111	Scotland County	52.1	+3%
111	Sullivan County	52.1	+2.4%
113	Schuyler County	52	+2.8%
114	Mercer County	51.7	+3%
115	Putnam County	51.5	+3%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_missouri_by_2020,
  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, 2020}},
  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=2020. 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 60.6 °F in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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