Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Hitchcock County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2014, at 51.6 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 45.5 °F. The median was 48.4 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 48 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest51.6Hitchcock County
Lowest45.5Sioux County
Median48.493 counties
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Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 50.1 °FAntelope County: 46.4 °FArthur County: 47.2 °FBanner County: 47 °FBlaine County: 47.6 °FBoone County: 47.4 °FBox Butte County: 46 °FBoyd County: 46.5 °FBrown County: 47 °FBuffalo County: 49.1 °FBurt County: 47.9 °FButler County: 48.5 °FCass County: 49.6 °FCedar County: 46.1 °FChase County: 50.2 °FCherry County: 46.4 °FCheyenne County: 47.8 °FClay County: 50.3 °FColfax County: 48.9 °FCuming County: 47.4 °FCuster County: 47.9 °FDakota County: 46.7 °FDawes County: 47 °FDawson County: 49.1 °FDeuel County: 48.4 °FDixon County: 45.7 °FDodge County: 48.7 °FDouglas County: 49.3 °FDundy County: 51.4 °FFillmore County: 50 °FFranklin County: 50.6 °FFrontier County: 50.3 °FFurnas County: 50.8 °FGage County: 50.1 °FGarden County: 47.3 °FGarfield County: 47.1 °FGosper County: 49.9 °FGrant County: 46.2 °FGreeley County: 47.1 °FHall County: 49.4 °FHamilton County: 49.1 °FHarlan County: 50.7 °FHayes County: 50.1 °FHitchcock County: 51.6 °FHolt County: 46.4 °FHooker County: 46.6 °FHoward County: 48.4 °FJefferson County: 50.7 °FJohnson County: 50 °FKearney County: 49.8 °FKeith County: 48.8 °FKeya Paha County: 46.7 °FKimball County: 46.5 °FKnox County: 46.5 °FLancaster County: 49.9 °FLincoln County: 48.7 °FLogan County: 47.6 °FLoup County: 47.4 °FMcPherson County: 47.3 °FMadison County: 47.4 °FMerrick County: 48.4 °FMorrill County: 47.7 °FNance County: 48.3 °FNemaha County: 50.4 °FNuckolls County: 50.8 °FOtoe County: 49.8 °FPawnee County: 50.2 °FPerkins County: 49.1 °FPhelps County: 49.5 °FPierce County: 46.4 °FPlatte County: 48.4 °FPolk County: 48.5 °FRed Willow County: 51.2 °FRichardson County: 51.1 °FRock County: 46.4 °FSaline County: 49.6 °FSarpy County: 49.6 °FSaunders County: 49.3 °FScotts Bluff County: 47.7 °FSeward County: 49 °FSheridan County: 46 °FSherman County: 48.3 °FSioux County: 45.5 °FStanton County: 47.8 °FThayer County: 50.6 °FThomas County: 47.3 °FThurston County: 46.6 °FValley County: 47.5 °FWashington County: 48.8 °FWayne County: 46.1 °FWebster County: 50.8 °FWheeler County: 46.8 °FYork County: 48.9 °F
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°F, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Hitchcock County: 51.6 °FHitchcock County51.6Dundy County: 51.4 °FDundy County51.4Red Willow County: 51.2 °FRed Willow County51.2Richardson County: 51.1 °FRichardson County51.1Furnas County: 50.8 °FFurnas County50.8Nuckolls County: 50.8 °FNuckolls County50.8Webster County: 50.8 °FWebster County50.8Harlan County: 50.7 °FHarlan County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 °FJefferson County50.7Franklin County: 50.6 °FFranklin County50.6Thayer County: 50.6 °FThayer County50.6Nemaha County: 50.4 °FNemaha County50.4Clay County: 50.3 °FClay County50.3Frontier County: 50.3 °FFrontier County50.3Chase County: 50.2 °FChase County50.2Pawnee County: 50.2 °FPawnee County50.2Adams County: 50.1 °FAdams County50.1Gage County: 50.1 °FGage County50.1Hayes County: 50.1 °FHayes County50.1Fillmore County: 50 °FFillmore County50Johnson County: 50 °FJohnson County50Gosper County: 49.9 °FGosper County49.9Lancaster County: 49.9 °FLancaster County49.9Kearney County: 49.8 °FKearney County49.8Otoe County: 49.8 °FOtoe County49.8Cass County: 49.6 °FCass County49.6Saline County: 49.6 °FSaline County49.6Sarpy County: 49.6 °FSarpy County49.6Phelps County: 49.5 °FPhelps County49.5Hall County: 49.4 °FHall County49.4Douglas County: 49.3 °FDouglas County49.3Saunders County: 49.3 °FSaunders County49.3Buffalo County: 49.1 °FBuffalo County49.1Dawson County: 49.1 °FDawson County49.1Hamilton County: 49.1 °FHamilton County49.1Perkins County: 49.1 °FPerkins County49.1Seward County: 49 °FSeward County49Colfax County: 48.9 °FColfax County48.9York County: 48.9 °FYork County48.9Keith County: 48.8 °FKeith County48.8Hitchcock County: 51.6 °FHitchcock County51.6Dundy County: 51.4 °FDundy County51.4Red Willow County: 51.2 °FRed Willow County51.2Richardson County: 51.1 °FRichardson County51.1Furnas County: 50.8 °FFurnas County50.8Nuckolls County: 50.8 °FNuckolls County50.8Webster County: 50.8 °FWebster County50.8Harlan County: 50.7 °FHarlan County50.7Jefferson County: 50.7 °FJefferson County50.7Franklin County: 50.6 °FFranklin County50.6Thayer County: 50.6 °FThayer County50.6Nemaha County: 50.4 °FNemaha County50.4Clay County: 50.3 °FClay County50.3Frontier County: 50.3 °FFrontier County50.3Chase County: 50.2 °FChase County50.2Pawnee County: 50.2 °FPawnee County50.2Adams County: 50.1 °FAdams County50.1Gage County: 50.1 °FGage County50.1Hayes County: 50.1 °FHayes County50.1Fillmore County: 50 °FFillmore County50Johnson County: 50 °FJohnson County50Gosper County: 49.9 °FGosper County49.9Lancaster County: 49.9 °FLancaster County49.9Kearney County: 49.8 °FKearney County49.8Otoe County: 49.8 °FOtoe County49.8Cass County: 49.6 °FCass County49.6Saline County: 49.6 °FSaline County49.6Sarpy County: 49.6 °FSarpy County49.6Phelps County: 49.5 °FPhelps County49.5Hall County: 49.4 °FHall County49.4Douglas County: 49.3 °FDouglas County49.3Saunders County: 49.3 °FSaunders County49.3Buffalo County: 49.1 °FBuffalo County49.1Dawson County: 49.1 °FDawson County49.1Hamilton County: 49.1 °FHamilton County49.1Perkins County: 49.1 °FPerkins County49.1Seward County: 49 °FSeward County49Colfax County: 48.9 °FColfax County48.9York County: 48.9 °FYork County48.9Keith County: 48.8 °FKeith County48.8
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
°F
Change on 2013
1Hitchcock County51.6-0.4%
2Dundy County51.4+0.4%
3Red Willow County51.2-0.8%
4Richardson County51.10%
5Furnas County50.8-0.6%
5Nuckolls County50.8-0.6%
5Webster County50.8+0.2%
8Harlan County50.7-0.4%
8Jefferson County50.7-0.2%
10Franklin County50.6+0.2%
10Thayer County50.6-0.6%
12Nemaha County50.4-0.6%
13Clay County50.3-0.6%
13Frontier County50.3-0.6%
15Chase County50.2-0.4%
15Pawnee County50.2-0.4%
17Adams County50.1-0.4%
17Gage County50.1-0.4%
17Hayes County50.1-0.8%
20Fillmore County50-0.4%
20Johnson County50-0.2%
22Gosper County49.9-0.8%
22Lancaster County49.9-0.4%
24Kearney County49.8-0.2%
24Otoe County49.8-0.8%
26Cass County49.6-0.8%
26Saline County49.6-1.4%
26Sarpy County49.6-0.6%
29Phelps County49.5-0.8%
30Hall County49.4-1.4%
31Douglas County49.3-0.6%
31Saunders County49.3-0.4%
33Buffalo County49.1-1.2%
33Dawson County49.1-0.8%
33Hamilton County49.1-2.4%
33Perkins County49.1-0.8%
37Seward County49-1.2%
38Colfax County48.9+0.4%
38York County48.9-1.8%
40Keith County48.8-0.6%
40Washington County48.8-0.4%
42Dodge County48.7+0.2%
42Lincoln County48.7-1%
44Butler County48.5-1.4%
44Polk County48.5-2%
46Deuel County48.4-1.4%
46Howard County48.4-2.2%
46Merrick County48.4-3.2%
46Platte County48.4-1%
50Nance County48.3-2.2%
50Sherman County48.3-1.4%
52Burt County47.9-0.2%
52Custer County47.9-0.8%
54Cheyenne County47.8-1.4%
54Stanton County47.8+0.6%
56Morrill County47.7-1%
56Scotts Bluff County47.7-1.6%
58Blaine County47.6-1%
58Logan County47.6-0.6%
60Valley County47.5-1.7%
61Boone County47.4-1.5%
61Cuming County47.4+0.2%
61Loup County47.4-1.3%
61Madison County47.4-0.8%
65Garden County47.3-1.3%
65McPherson County47.3-0.6%
65Thomas County47.3-0.8%
68Arthur County47.2-0.6%
69Garfield County47.1-1.5%
69Greeley County47.1-1.9%
71Banner County47-1.3%
71Brown County47-0.6%
71Dawes County47-0.8%
74Wheeler County46.8-1.5%
75Dakota County46.70%
75Keya Paha County46.7-0.4%
77Hooker County46.6-0.6%
77Thurston County46.6-0.2%
79Boyd County46.5-1.3%
79Kimball County46.5-1.3%
79Knox County46.5-1.1%
82Antelope County46.4-1.7%
82Cherry County46.4-0.9%
82Holt County46.4-1.3%
82Pierce County46.4-1.1%
82Rock County46.4-0.9%
87Grant County46.2-0.9%
88Cedar County46.1-0.4%
88Wayne County46.1-0.9%
90Box Butte County46-1.1%
90Sheridan County46-1.1%
92Dixon County45.7-0.9%
93Sioux County45.5-1.1%

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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.

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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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Hitchcock County, with 51.6 °F in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Sioux County, with 45.5 °F in 2014.

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