Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2025

Dundy County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2025, at 53.8 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 48.5 °F. The median was 51.5 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 51 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest53.8Dundy County
Lowest48.5Sioux County
Median51.593 counties
Nebraska51History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Dundy County: 53.8 °FDundy County53.8Richardson County: 53.8 °FRichardson County53.8Thayer County: 53.6 °FThayer County53.6Harlan County: 53.5 °FHarlan County53.5Jefferson County: 53.5 °FJefferson County53.5Nemaha County: 53.5 °FNemaha County53.5Nuckolls County: 53.5 °FNuckolls County53.5Red Willow County: 53.5 °FRed Willow County53.5Franklin County: 53.4 °FFranklin County53.4Hitchcock County: 53.4 °FHitchcock County53.4Sarpy County: 53.4 °FSarpy County53.4Cass County: 53.3 °FCass County53.3Webster County: 53.3 °FWebster County53.3Otoe County: 53.2 °FOtoe County53.2Furnas County: 53 °FFurnas County53Gage County: 53 °FGage County53Pawnee County: 53 °FPawnee County53Johnson County: 52.9 °FJohnson County52.9Lancaster County: 52.9 °FLancaster County52.9Chase County: 52.8 °FChase County52.8Saline County: 52.8 °FSaline County52.8Douglas County: 52.7 °FDouglas County52.7Fillmore County: 52.7 °FFillmore County52.7Frontier County: 52.6 °FFrontier County52.6Hayes County: 52.6 °FHayes County52.6Clay County: 52.5 °FClay County52.5Kearney County: 52.5 °FKearney County52.5Phelps County: 52.5 °FPhelps County52.5Saunders County: 52.5 °FSaunders County52.5Adams County: 52.4 °FAdams County52.4Seward County: 52.4 °FSeward County52.4Gosper County: 52.3 °FGosper County52.3York County: 52.3 °FYork County52.3Polk County: 52.1 °FPolk County52.1Buffalo County: 52 °FBuffalo County52Colfax County: 52 °FColfax County52Hall County: 52 °FHall County52Hamilton County: 52 °FHamilton County52Washington County: 52 °FWashington County52Dodge County: 51.9 °FDodge County51.9Dundy County: 53.8 °FDundy County53.8Richardson County: 53.8 °FRichardson County53.8Thayer County: 53.6 °FThayer County53.6Harlan County: 53.5 °FHarlan County53.5Jefferson County: 53.5 °FJefferson County53.5Nemaha County: 53.5 °FNemaha County53.5Nuckolls County: 53.5 °FNuckolls County53.5Red Willow County: 53.5 °FRed Willow County53.5Franklin County: 53.4 °FFranklin County53.4Hitchcock County: 53.4 °FHitchcock County53.4Sarpy County: 53.4 °FSarpy County53.4Cass County: 53.3 °FCass County53.3Webster County: 53.3 °FWebster County53.3Otoe County: 53.2 °FOtoe County53.2Furnas County: 53 °FFurnas County53Gage County: 53 °FGage County53Pawnee County: 53 °FPawnee County53Johnson County: 52.9 °FJohnson County52.9Lancaster County: 52.9 °FLancaster County52.9Chase County: 52.8 °FChase County52.8Saline County: 52.8 °FSaline County52.8Douglas County: 52.7 °FDouglas County52.7Fillmore County: 52.7 °FFillmore County52.7Frontier County: 52.6 °FFrontier County52.6Hayes County: 52.6 °FHayes County52.6Clay County: 52.5 °FClay County52.5Kearney County: 52.5 °FKearney County52.5Phelps County: 52.5 °FPhelps County52.5Saunders County: 52.5 °FSaunders County52.5Adams County: 52.4 °FAdams County52.4Seward County: 52.4 °FSeward County52.4Gosper County: 52.3 °FGosper County52.3York County: 52.3 °FYork County52.3Polk County: 52.1 °FPolk County52.1Buffalo County: 52 °FBuffalo County52Colfax County: 52 °FColfax County52Hall County: 52 °FHall County52Hamilton County: 52 °FHamilton County52Washington County: 52 °FWashington County52Dodge County: 51.9 °FDodge County51.9
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
°F
Change on 2024
1Dundy County53.8-1.5%
1Richardson County53.8-3.4%
3Thayer County53.6-2%
4Harlan County53.5-1.5%
4Jefferson County53.5-2.4%
4Nemaha County53.5-2.6%
4Nuckolls County53.5-1.5%
4Red Willow County53.5-2%
9Franklin County53.4-1.5%
9Hitchcock County53.4-1.7%
9Sarpy County53.4-1.1%
12Cass County53.3-1.5%
12Webster County53.3-1.8%
14Otoe County53.2-2%
15Furnas County53-1.5%
15Gage County53-2.9%
15Pawnee County53-2.9%
18Johnson County52.9-2.8%
18Lancaster County52.9-3.1%
20Chase County52.8-2.2%
20Saline County52.8-3.1%
22Douglas County52.7-2%
22Fillmore County52.7-2.2%
24Frontier County52.6-1.5%
24Hayes County52.6-1.7%
26Clay County52.5-1.9%
26Kearney County52.5-1.3%
26Phelps County52.5-1.1%
26Saunders County52.5-2.6%
30Adams County52.4-2.1%
30Seward County52.4-2.8%
32Gosper County52.3-1.3%
32York County52.3-2.8%
34Polk County52.1-3%
35Buffalo County52-1.5%
35Colfax County52-1.9%
35Hall County52-1.9%
35Hamilton County52-2.6%
35Washington County52-2.4%
40Dodge County51.9-2.3%
40Perkins County51.9-1.9%
42Butler County51.8-2.3%
42Dawson County51.8-1%
42Merrick County51.8-2.8%
45Keith County51.6-1.7%
45Platte County51.6-1.9%
47Howard County51.5-1.7%
47Lincoln County51.5-1.7%
47Nance County51.5-2.1%
50Deuel County51.4-1.7%
51Sherman County51.2-1.7%
52Burt County51.1-2.3%
53Stanton County51-2.1%
54Custer County50.8-1.9%
54Madison County50.8-1.9%
56Boone County50.7-1.6%
56Cuming County50.7-1.9%
56Logan County50.7-2.1%
59Scotts Bluff County50.6-1.9%
60Arthur County50.5-1.4%
60Blaine County50.5-1.6%
60Greeley County50.5-1.6%
63McPherson County50.4-1.8%
63Thomas County50.4-1.8%
63Valley County50.4-1.4%
66Garden County50.3-1.8%
66Morrill County50.3-2.1%
68Cheyenne County50.2-2.7%
69Antelope County50.1-1.6%
70Hooker County50-1.6%
70Thurston County50-2%
70Wheeler County50-1.4%
73Knox County49.9-1.8%
73Loup County49.9-1.6%
73Pierce County49.9-2.2%
76Banner County49.8-1.8%
76Boyd County49.8-1.8%
76Brown County49.8-1.2%
76Dakota County49.8-2.4%
80Cherry County49.7-2%
80Garfield County49.7-1.2%
80Keya Paha County49.7-1.6%
83Grant County49.6-1.6%
83Wayne County49.6-2.2%
85Cedar County49.5-2%
85Dawes County49.5-2.4%
87Dixon County49.4-2%
88Holt County49.3-1.6%
89Rock County49.2-1.4%
90Box Butte County49-2.2%
91Kimball County48.9-2.2%
92Sheridan County48.7-2.4%
93Sioux County48.5-2.2%

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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 Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2025) [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 Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2025. 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/nebraska-counties. 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 Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2025 [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/nebraska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2025}},
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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Dundy County, with 53.8 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Sioux County, with 48.5 °F in 2025.

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