Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2016, at 55.7 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 48 °F. The median was 52.2 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 51.7 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest55.7Richardson County

Lowest48Sioux County

Median52.293 counties

Nebraska51.7History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 50
50 to 51
51 to 52
52 to 53
53 to 54
54 and over

°F, 2016. 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, 2016

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 °F	Change on 2015
1	Richardson County	55.7	+3.3%
2	Jefferson County	55.2	+2.8%
3	Nemaha County	55.1	+3.4%
4	Pawnee County	54.9	+4.4%
5	Gage County	54.8	+3.6%
6	Johnson County	54.6	+3.6%
6	Thayer County	54.6	+2.2%
8	Nuckolls County	54.4	+1.9%
8	Webster County	54.4	+2.3%
10	Harlan County	54.3	+1.7%
10	Otoe County	54.3	+3%
12	Franklin County	54.2	+2.1%
12	Hitchcock County	54.2	+0.2%
12	Lancaster County	54.2	+2.8%
15	Red Willow County	54.1	+0.2%
16	Cass County	54	+2.9%
16	Saline County	54	+2.7%
16	Sarpy County	54	+2.9%
19	Clay County	53.9	+1.7%
19	Furnas County	53.9	+0.7%
21	Adams County	53.7	+1.9%
21	Douglas County	53.7	+2.7%
21	Fillmore County	53.7	+2.1%
24	Dundy County	53.6	+0.6%
25	Kearney County	53.5	+1.9%
25	Saunders County	53.5	+2.7%
27	Frontier County	53.2	+0.8%
27	Phelps County	53.2	+1.5%
29	Gosper County	53.1	+1.1%
29	Hayes County	53.1	+1%
29	Seward County	53.1	+2.5%
29	Washington County	53.1	+2.7%
33	Buffalo County	53	+1.9%
33	Hall County	53	+1.7%
35	York County	52.9	+1.9%
36	Chase County	52.8	+1%
36	Hamilton County	52.8	+1.3%
38	Colfax County	52.7	+2.1%
38	Dodge County	52.7	+2.3%
38	Sherman County	52.7	+2.1%
41	Butler County	52.6	+2.3%
41	Polk County	52.6	+1.9%
43	Dawson County	52.4	+1.4%
43	Howard County	52.4	+1.7%
43	Platte County	52.4	+2.1%
46	Merrick County	52.3	+1.4%
47	Nance County	52.2	+1.6%
47	Perkins County	52.2	+1.4%
49	Burt County	52	+2.4%
49	Keith County	52	+1.4%
49	Lincoln County	52	+1.2%
52	Stanton County	51.8	+2.2%
52	Valley County	51.8	+1.8%
54	Custer County	51.7	+1.4%
55	Boone County	51.5	+1.8%
55	Cuming County	51.5	+2.2%
55	Greeley County	51.5	+1.6%
58	Deuel County	51.4	+1%
58	Madison County	51.4	+1.6%
60	Blaine County	51.3	+1.8%
60	Dakota County	51.3	+2.8%
62	Loup County	51.2	+1.6%
62	Thurston County	51.2	+2.8%
64	Garfield County	51.1	+1.4%
64	Logan County	51.1	+1%
66	Boyd County	51	+1.8%
66	Brown County	51	+2%
66	Keya Paha County	51	+1.8%
66	Thomas County	51	+1.6%
66	Wheeler County	51	+1.4%
71	Knox County	50.9	+1.8%
72	McPherson County	50.8	+1.2%
73	Antelope County	50.7	+1.4%
73	Arthur County	50.7	+1.4%
73	Holt County	50.7	+1.8%
76	Rock County	50.6	+2%
77	Cheyenne County	50.5	+0.8%
78	Pierce County	50.4	+1%
78	Scotts Bluff County	50.4	+1.2%
78	Wayne County	50.4	+1.8%
81	Garden County	50.3	+1.4%
81	Morrill County	50.3	+1.2%
83	Cedar County	50.2	+1.4%
83	Dixon County	50.2	+2.2%
85	Hooker County	50.1	+1.2%
86	Cherry County	50	+1.6%
86	Dawes County	50	+1.8%
88	Grant County	49.6	+1.4%
89	Banner County	49.5	+1%
90	Sheridan County	49.1	+1.4%
91	Kimball County	48.8	+0.6%
92	Box Butte County	48.7	+1.2%
93	Sioux County	48	+0.2%

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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.

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.

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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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@misc{noaa_counties_in_nebraska_by_2016,
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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2016}},
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  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/nebraska-counties?period=2016. 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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