Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2018, at 52.2 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 45.8 °F. The median was 48.6 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 48.3 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest52.2Richardson County

Lowest45.8Sioux County

Median48.693 counties

Nebraska48.3History

Map of counties, 2018

Under 47
47 to 48
48 to 49
49 to 50
50 and over

°F, 2018. 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, 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	Richardson County	52.2	-4.2%
2	Dundy County	51.5	-3.2%
2	Jefferson County	51.5	-5%
4	Pawnee County	51.3	-4.6%
4	Thayer County	51.3	-4.8%
6	Hitchcock County	51.2	-4.3%
6	Nemaha County	51.2	-5.2%
8	Red Willow County	51.1	-4.5%
9	Nuckolls County	51	-4.7%
10	Gage County	50.9	-5%
10	Harlan County	50.9	-4.7%
12	Franklin County	50.8	-4.7%
12	Webster County	50.8	-4.7%
14	Furnas County	50.6	-4.9%
14	Johnson County	50.6	-5.4%
16	Clay County	50.4	-4.9%
16	Lancaster County	50.4	-4.9%
16	Otoe County	50.4	-5.4%
19	Fillmore County	50.3	-4.9%
19	Sarpy County	50.3	-5.3%
21	Cass County	50.2	-5.3%
21	Douglas County	50.2	-5.1%
21	Saline County	50.2	-4.9%
24	Adams County	50	-5.1%
24	Chase County	50	-4.2%
24	Hamilton County	50	-4%
27	Frontier County	49.9	-5%
28	Gosper County	49.8	-5%
28	Merrick County	49.8	-3.7%
28	Phelps County	49.8	-5%
28	Saunders County	49.8	-5.3%
28	York County	49.8	-4%
33	Hayes County	49.7	-5%
33	Kearney County	49.7	-5.5%
35	Polk County	49.6	-3.7%
36	Hall County	49.5	-4.8%
37	Seward County	49.4	-4.8%
37	Washington County	49.4	-5.5%
39	Buffalo County	49.1	-5.4%
40	Butler County	49	-4.9%
40	Dawson County	49	-4.9%
40	Howard County	49	-4.7%
40	Nance County	49	-4.7%
44	Dodge County	48.9	-5.8%
44	Perkins County	48.9	-4.9%
46	Keith County	48.7	-4.9%
47	Colfax County	48.6	-6%
47	Platte County	48.6	-5.3%
49	Deuel County	48.5	-4.7%
49	Scotts Bluff County	48.5	-2.8%
49	Sherman County	48.5	-5.3%
52	Lincoln County	48.4	-5.3%
53	Burt County	48.3	-5.7%
54	Cheyenne County	48.2	-4.6%
55	Morrill County	48	-3.8%
56	Banner County	47.7	-3.6%
56	Boone County	47.7	-5.5%
56	Custer County	47.7	-5.2%
56	Greeley County	47.7	-5.4%
56	Valley County	47.7	-5.2%
61	Arthur County	47.6	-4.2%
61	Cuming County	47.6	-6.1%
61	Garden County	47.6	-3.8%
64	Stanton County	47.5	-6.1%
65	Blaine County	47.4	-5%
65	Madison County	47.4	-5.4%
67	Brown County	47.3	-4.6%
67	Kimball County	47.3	-3.7%
69	Logan County	47.2	-5.2%
69	Loup County	47.2	-5.2%
69	McPherson County	47.2	-5%
69	Thomas County	47.2	-4.8%
69	Thurston County	47.2	-6%
69	Wheeler County	47.2	-5.6%
75	Boyd County	47.1	-5.4%
76	Dakota County	47	-6.4%
76	Garfield County	47	-5.4%
78	Antelope County	46.9	-5.6%
78	Keya Paha County	46.9	-5.3%
80	Cherry County	46.8	-3.9%
80	Hooker County	46.8	-4.3%
80	Knox County	46.8	-6.2%
83	Grant County	46.7	-3.7%
83	Pierce County	46.7	-5.8%
83	Wayne County	46.7	-6.4%
86	Holt County	46.6	-5.7%
86	Rock County	46.6	-5.1%
88	Cedar County	46.5	-6.4%
88	Dawes County	46.5	-4.5%
90	Box Butte County	46.4	-3.3%
90	Dixon County	46.4	-6.6%
92	Sheridan County	46.1	-3.6%
93	Sioux County	45.8	-3.4%

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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.

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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 Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_nebraska_by_2018,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/nebraska-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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