Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2019, at 51.8 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 44 °F. The median was 48.3 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 47.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Lowest44Sioux County
Median48.393 counties
Nebraska47.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 49.7 °FAntelope County: 46.4 °FArthur County: 46.6 °FBanner County: 46 °FBlaine County: 46.6 °FBoone County: 47.4 °FBox Butte County: 44.9 °FBoyd County: 46.1 °FBrown County: 46.4 °FBuffalo County: 48.6 °FBurt County: 48 °FButler County: 48.9 °FCass County: 50 °FCedar County: 45.9 °FChase County: 49.4 °FCherry County: 45.4 °FCheyenne County: 47 °FClay County: 50 °FColfax County: 48.3 °FCuming County: 47.3 °FCuster County: 47.1 °FDakota County: 46.7 °FDawes County: 45.1 °FDawson County: 48.4 °FDeuel County: 47.5 °FDixon County: 46 °FDodge County: 48.6 °FDouglas County: 49.9 °FDundy County: 50.2 °FFillmore County: 50 °FFranklin County: 50.6 °FFrontier County: 49.5 °FFurnas County: 50.2 °FGage County: 50.5 °FGarden County: 46.3 °FGarfield County: 46.5 °FGosper County: 49.1 °FGrant County: 45.3 °FGreeley County: 47.4 °FHall County: 49.2 °FHamilton County: 49.6 °FHarlan County: 50.5 °FHayes County: 49.1 °FHitchcock County: 50.3 °FHolt County: 45.8 °FHooker County: 45.4 °FHoward County: 48.7 °FJefferson County: 50.9 °FJohnson County: 50.4 °FKearney County: 49.3 °FKeith County: 48 °FKeya Paha County: 45.9 °FKimball County: 45.5 °FKnox County: 46.3 °FLancaster County: 50.2 °FLincoln County: 48 °FLogan County: 46.6 °FLoup County: 46.4 °FMcPherson County: 46.4 °FMadison County: 47.1 °FMerrick County: 49.4 °FMorrill County: 46.6 °FNance County: 48.6 °FNemaha County: 51 °FNuckolls County: 50.8 °FOtoe County: 50.2 °FPawnee County: 50.8 °FPerkins County: 48.3 °FPhelps County: 49.1 °FPierce County: 46.3 °FPlatte County: 48.3 °FPolk County: 49.2 °FRed Willow County: 50.6 °FRichardson County: 51.8 °FRock County: 45.8 °FSaline County: 49.9 °FSarpy County: 50.1 °FSaunders County: 49.7 °FScotts Bluff County: 46.8 °FSeward County: 49.4 °FSheridan County: 44.7 °FSherman County: 48.3 °FSioux County: 44 °FStanton County: 47.2 °FThayer County: 50.9 °FThomas County: 46.4 °FThurston County: 46.9 °FValley County: 47.4 °FWashington County: 49.1 °FWayne County: 46.4 °FWebster County: 50.5 °FWheeler County: 46.8 °FYork County: 49.5 °F
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°F, 2019. 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, 2019

Richardson County: 51.8 °FRichardson County51.8Nemaha County: 51 °FNemaha County51Jefferson County: 50.9 °FJefferson County50.9Thayer County: 50.9 °FThayer County50.9Nuckolls County: 50.8 °FNuckolls County50.8Pawnee County: 50.8 °FPawnee County50.8Franklin County: 50.6 °FFranklin County50.6Red Willow County: 50.6 °FRed Willow County50.6Gage County: 50.5 °FGage County50.5Harlan County: 50.5 °FHarlan County50.5Webster County: 50.5 °FWebster County50.5Johnson County: 50.4 °FJohnson County50.4Hitchcock County: 50.3 °FHitchcock County50.3Dundy County: 50.2 °FDundy County50.2Furnas County: 50.2 °FFurnas County50.2Lancaster County: 50.2 °FLancaster County50.2Otoe County: 50.2 °FOtoe County50.2Sarpy County: 50.1 °FSarpy County50.1Cass County: 50 °FCass County50Clay County: 50 °FClay County50Fillmore County: 50 °FFillmore County50Douglas County: 49.9 °FDouglas County49.9Saline County: 49.9 °FSaline County49.9Adams County: 49.7 °FAdams County49.7Saunders County: 49.7 °FSaunders County49.7Hamilton County: 49.6 °FHamilton County49.6Frontier County: 49.5 °FFrontier County49.5York County: 49.5 °FYork County49.5Chase County: 49.4 °FChase County49.4Merrick County: 49.4 °FMerrick County49.4Seward County: 49.4 °FSeward County49.4Kearney County: 49.3 °FKearney County49.3Hall County: 49.2 °FHall County49.2Polk County: 49.2 °FPolk County49.2Gosper County: 49.1 °FGosper County49.1Hayes County: 49.1 °FHayes County49.1Phelps County: 49.1 °FPhelps County49.1Washington County: 49.1 °FWashington County49.1Butler County: 48.9 °FButler County48.9Howard County: 48.7 °FHoward County48.7Richardson County: 51.8 °FRichardson County51.8Nemaha County: 51 °FNemaha County51Jefferson County: 50.9 °FJefferson County50.9Thayer County: 50.9 °FThayer County50.9Nuckolls County: 50.8 °FNuckolls County50.8Pawnee County: 50.8 °FPawnee County50.8Franklin County: 50.6 °FFranklin County50.6Red Willow County: 50.6 °FRed Willow County50.6Gage County: 50.5 °FGage County50.5Harlan County: 50.5 °FHarlan County50.5Webster County: 50.5 °FWebster County50.5Johnson County: 50.4 °FJohnson County50.4Hitchcock County: 50.3 °FHitchcock County50.3Dundy County: 50.2 °FDundy County50.2Furnas County: 50.2 °FFurnas County50.2Lancaster County: 50.2 °FLancaster County50.2Otoe County: 50.2 °FOtoe County50.2Sarpy County: 50.1 °FSarpy County50.1Cass County: 50 °FCass County50Clay County: 50 °FClay County50Fillmore County: 50 °FFillmore County50Douglas County: 49.9 °FDouglas County49.9Saline County: 49.9 °FSaline County49.9Adams County: 49.7 °FAdams County49.7Saunders County: 49.7 °FSaunders County49.7Hamilton County: 49.6 °FHamilton County49.6Frontier County: 49.5 °FFrontier County49.5York County: 49.5 °FYork County49.5Chase County: 49.4 °FChase County49.4Merrick County: 49.4 °FMerrick County49.4Seward County: 49.4 °FSeward County49.4Kearney County: 49.3 °FKearney County49.3Hall County: 49.2 °FHall County49.2Polk County: 49.2 °FPolk County49.2Gosper County: 49.1 °FGosper County49.1Hayes County: 49.1 °FHayes County49.1Phelps County: 49.1 °FPhelps County49.1Washington County: 49.1 °FWashington County49.1Butler County: 48.9 °FButler County48.9Howard County: 48.7 °FHoward County48.7
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
°F
Change on 2018
1Richardson County51.8-0.8%
2Nemaha County51-0.4%
3Jefferson County50.9-1.2%
3Thayer County50.9-0.8%
5Nuckolls County50.8-0.4%
5Pawnee County50.8-1%
7Franklin County50.6-0.4%
7Red Willow County50.6-1%
9Gage County50.5-0.8%
9Harlan County50.5-0.8%
9Webster County50.5-0.6%
12Johnson County50.4-0.4%
13Hitchcock County50.3-1.8%
14Dundy County50.2-2.5%
14Furnas County50.2-0.8%
14Lancaster County50.2-0.4%
14Otoe County50.2-0.4%
18Sarpy County50.1-0.4%
19Cass County50-0.4%
19Clay County50-0.8%
19Fillmore County50-0.6%
22Douglas County49.9-0.6%
22Saline County49.9-0.6%
24Adams County49.7-0.6%
24Saunders County49.7-0.2%
26Hamilton County49.6-0.8%
27Frontier County49.5-0.8%
27York County49.5-0.6%
29Chase County49.4-1.2%
29Merrick County49.4-0.8%
29Seward County49.40%
32Kearney County49.3-0.8%
33Hall County49.2-0.6%
33Polk County49.2-0.8%
35Gosper County49.1-1.4%
35Hayes County49.1-1.2%
35Phelps County49.1-1.4%
35Washington County49.1-0.6%
39Butler County48.9-0.2%
40Howard County48.7-0.6%
41Buffalo County48.6-1%
41Dodge County48.6-0.6%
41Nance County48.6-0.8%
44Dawson County48.4-1.2%
45Colfax County48.3-0.6%
45Perkins County48.3-1.2%
45Platte County48.3-0.6%
45Sherman County48.3-0.4%
49Burt County48-0.6%
49Keith County48-1.4%
49Lincoln County48-0.8%
52Deuel County47.5-2.1%
53Boone County47.4-0.6%
53Greeley County47.4-0.6%
53Valley County47.4-0.6%
56Cuming County47.3-0.6%
57Stanton County47.2-0.6%
58Custer County47.1-1.3%
58Madison County47.1-0.6%
60Cheyenne County47-2.5%
61Thurston County46.9-0.6%
62Scotts Bluff County46.8-3.5%
62Wheeler County46.8-0.8%
64Dakota County46.7-0.6%
65Arthur County46.6-2.1%
65Blaine County46.6-1.7%
65Logan County46.6-1.3%
65Morrill County46.6-2.9%
69Garfield County46.5-1.1%
70Antelope County46.4-1.1%
70Brown County46.4-1.9%
70Loup County46.4-1.7%
70McPherson County46.4-1.7%
70Thomas County46.4-1.7%
70Wayne County46.4-0.6%
76Garden County46.3-2.7%
76Knox County46.3-1.1%
76Pierce County46.3-0.9%
79Boyd County46.1-2.1%
80Banner County46-3.6%
80Dixon County46-0.9%
82Cedar County45.9-1.3%
82Keya Paha County45.9-2.1%
84Holt County45.8-1.7%
84Rock County45.8-1.7%
86Kimball County45.5-3.8%
87Cherry County45.4-3%
87Hooker County45.4-3%
89Grant County45.3-3%
90Dawes County45.1-3%
91Box Butte County44.9-3.2%
92Sheridan County44.7-3%
93Sioux County44-3.9%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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/nebraska-counties?period=2019.

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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, 2019 [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?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Richardson County, with 51.8 °F in 2019, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Sioux County, with 44 °F in 2019.

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