Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2022, at 52.7 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 46.5 °F. The median was 50.2 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 49.7 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Lowest46.5Sioux County
Median50.293 counties
Nebraska49.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 51.5 °FAntelope County: 48.8 °FArthur County: 49 °FBanner County: 47.9 °FBlaine County: 49.6 °FBoone County: 49.6 °FBox Butte County: 47.3 °FBoyd County: 48.6 °FBrown County: 49 °FBuffalo County: 50.9 °FBurt County: 49.8 °FButler County: 49.9 °FCass County: 51.2 °FCedar County: 48 °FChase County: 51.6 °FCherry County: 48.4 °FCheyenne County: 48.6 °FClay County: 51.4 °FColfax County: 50.5 °FCuming County: 49.5 °FCuster County: 49.6 °FDakota County: 48.8 °FDawes County: 48.3 °FDawson County: 50.5 °FDeuel County: 49.8 °FDixon County: 48.2 °FDodge County: 50.5 °FDouglas County: 51.2 °FDundy County: 51.9 °FFillmore County: 51.4 °FFranklin County: 52 °FFrontier County: 51.4 °FFurnas County: 52 °FGage County: 51.8 °FGarden County: 48.7 °FGarfield County: 48.6 °FGosper County: 51.1 °FGrant County: 47.8 °FGreeley County: 49.5 °FHall County: 51.4 °FHamilton County: 51.6 °FHarlan County: 52.2 °FHayes County: 51.2 °FHitchcock County: 52.1 °FHolt County: 48.2 °FHooker County: 48.1 °FHoward County: 50.7 °FJefferson County: 52 °FJohnson County: 51.5 °FKearney County: 51.2 °FKeith County: 50.2 °FKeya Paha County: 48.4 °FKimball County: 47.1 °FKnox County: 48.5 °FLancaster County: 51.9 °FLincoln County: 50.4 °FLogan County: 49.5 °FLoup County: 48.7 °FMcPherson County: 49 °FMadison County: 49.6 °FMerrick County: 51.3 °FMorrill County: 48.7 °FNance County: 50.5 °FNemaha County: 52.1 °FNuckolls County: 51.9 °FOtoe County: 51.5 °FPawnee County: 51.8 °FPerkins County: 50.5 °FPhelps County: 51 °FPierce County: 48.7 °FPlatte County: 50.1 °FPolk County: 50.3 °FRed Willow County: 52.3 °FRichardson County: 52.7 °FRock County: 48.2 °FSaline County: 51.8 °FSarpy County: 51.3 °FSaunders County: 51.1 °FScotts Bluff County: 48.9 °FSeward County: 50.9 °FSheridan County: 47.6 °FSherman County: 50 °FSioux County: 46.5 °FStanton County: 50 °FThayer County: 51.9 °FThomas County: 49.2 °FThurston County: 49 °FValley County: 49.1 °FWashington County: 50.6 °FWayne County: 48.8 °FWebster County: 51.9 °FWheeler County: 49.4 °FYork County: 50.7 °F
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°F, 2022. 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, 2022

Richardson County: 52.7 °FRichardson County52.7Red Willow County: 52.3 °FRed Willow County52.3Harlan County: 52.2 °FHarlan County52.2Hitchcock County: 52.1 °FHitchcock County52.1Nemaha County: 52.1 °FNemaha County52.1Franklin County: 52 °FFranklin County52Furnas County: 52 °FFurnas County52Jefferson County: 52 °FJefferson County52Dundy County: 51.9 °FDundy County51.9Lancaster County: 51.9 °FLancaster County51.9Nuckolls County: 51.9 °FNuckolls County51.9Thayer County: 51.9 °FThayer County51.9Webster County: 51.9 °FWebster County51.9Gage County: 51.8 °FGage County51.8Pawnee County: 51.8 °FPawnee County51.8Saline County: 51.8 °FSaline County51.8Chase County: 51.6 °FChase County51.6Hamilton County: 51.6 °FHamilton County51.6Adams County: 51.5 °FAdams County51.5Johnson County: 51.5 °FJohnson County51.5Otoe County: 51.5 °FOtoe County51.5Clay County: 51.4 °FClay County51.4Fillmore County: 51.4 °FFillmore County51.4Frontier County: 51.4 °FFrontier County51.4Hall County: 51.4 °FHall County51.4Merrick County: 51.3 °FMerrick County51.3Sarpy County: 51.3 °FSarpy County51.3Cass County: 51.2 °FCass County51.2Douglas County: 51.2 °FDouglas County51.2Hayes County: 51.2 °FHayes County51.2Kearney County: 51.2 °FKearney County51.2Gosper County: 51.1 °FGosper County51.1Saunders County: 51.1 °FSaunders County51.1Phelps County: 51 °FPhelps County51Buffalo County: 50.9 °FBuffalo County50.9Seward County: 50.9 °FSeward County50.9Howard County: 50.7 °FHoward County50.7York County: 50.7 °FYork County50.7Washington County: 50.6 °FWashington County50.6Colfax County: 50.5 °FColfax County50.5Richardson County: 52.7 °FRichardson County52.7Red Willow County: 52.3 °FRed Willow County52.3Harlan County: 52.2 °FHarlan County52.2Hitchcock County: 52.1 °FHitchcock County52.1Nemaha County: 52.1 °FNemaha County52.1Franklin County: 52 °FFranklin County52Furnas County: 52 °FFurnas County52Jefferson County: 52 °FJefferson County52Dundy County: 51.9 °FDundy County51.9Lancaster County: 51.9 °FLancaster County51.9Nuckolls County: 51.9 °FNuckolls County51.9Thayer County: 51.9 °FThayer County51.9Webster County: 51.9 °FWebster County51.9Gage County: 51.8 °FGage County51.8Pawnee County: 51.8 °FPawnee County51.8Saline County: 51.8 °FSaline County51.8Chase County: 51.6 °FChase County51.6Hamilton County: 51.6 °FHamilton County51.6Adams County: 51.5 °FAdams County51.5Johnson County: 51.5 °FJohnson County51.5Otoe County: 51.5 °FOtoe County51.5Clay County: 51.4 °FClay County51.4Fillmore County: 51.4 °FFillmore County51.4Frontier County: 51.4 °FFrontier County51.4Hall County: 51.4 °FHall County51.4Merrick County: 51.3 °FMerrick County51.3Sarpy County: 51.3 °FSarpy County51.3Cass County: 51.2 °FCass County51.2Douglas County: 51.2 °FDouglas County51.2Hayes County: 51.2 °FHayes County51.2Kearney County: 51.2 °FKearney County51.2Gosper County: 51.1 °FGosper County51.1Saunders County: 51.1 °FSaunders County51.1Phelps County: 51 °FPhelps County51Buffalo County: 50.9 °FBuffalo County50.9Seward County: 50.9 °FSeward County50.9Howard County: 50.7 °FHoward County50.7York County: 50.7 °FYork County50.7Washington County: 50.6 °FWashington County50.6Colfax County: 50.5 °FColfax County50.5
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
°F
Change on 2021
1Richardson County52.7-3.3%
2Red Willow County52.3-1.9%
3Harlan County52.2-2.2%
4Hitchcock County52.1-1.7%
4Nemaha County52.1-3.3%
6Franklin County52-3%
6Furnas County52-1.5%
6Jefferson County52-3.5%
9Dundy County51.9-1.3%
9Lancaster County51.9-1.9%
9Nuckolls County51.9-2.6%
9Thayer County51.9-3.4%
9Webster County51.9-2.4%
14Gage County51.8-3.4%
14Pawnee County51.8-3.9%
14Saline County51.8-2.3%
17Chase County51.6-1.5%
17Hamilton County51.6-1.9%
19Adams County51.5-1.9%
19Johnson County51.5-3.6%
19Otoe County51.5-3%
22Clay County51.4-2.5%
22Fillmore County51.4-2.7%
22Frontier County51.4-1.7%
22Hall County51.4-1.7%
26Merrick County51.3-2.1%
26Sarpy County51.3-3.4%
28Cass County51.2-3.2%
28Douglas County51.2-3.4%
28Hayes County51.2-1.9%
28Kearney County51.2-2.1%
32Gosper County51.1-1.9%
32Saunders County51.1-3%
34Phelps County51-2.3%
35Buffalo County50.9-1.9%
35Seward County50.9-2.3%
37Howard County50.7-2.1%
37York County50.7-3.1%
39Washington County50.6-3.6%
40Colfax County50.5-3.1%
40Dawson County50.5-2.1%
40Dodge County50.5-3.4%
40Nance County50.5-2.3%
40Perkins County50.5-2.1%
45Lincoln County50.4-1.6%
46Polk County50.3-3.5%
47Keith County50.2-2.3%
48Platte County50.1-2.9%
49Sherman County50-2.5%
49Stanton County50-2.5%
51Butler County49.9-3.5%
52Burt County49.8-3.3%
52Deuel County49.8-2.4%
54Blaine County49.6-2%
54Boone County49.6-2.4%
54Custer County49.6-2.4%
54Madison County49.6-2.6%
58Cuming County49.5-3.1%
58Greeley County49.5-2.4%
58Logan County49.5-1.8%
61Wheeler County49.4-2.2%
62Thomas County49.2-2%
63Valley County49.1-3%
64Arthur County49-2.4%
64Brown County49-3%
64McPherson County49-2%
64Thurston County49-3%
68Scotts Bluff County48.9-2.8%
69Antelope County48.8-2.8%
69Dakota County48.8-3%
69Wayne County48.8-2.8%
72Garden County48.7-2.4%
72Loup County48.7-3.2%
72Morrill County48.7-2.8%
72Pierce County48.7-3%
76Boyd County48.6-4%
76Cheyenne County48.6-3.2%
76Garfield County48.6-3%
79Knox County48.5-4.3%
80Cherry County48.4-3.2%
80Keya Paha County48.4-4.3%
82Dawes County48.3-2.6%
83Dixon County48.2-3.4%
83Holt County48.2-3.8%
83Rock County48.2-3.6%
86Hooker County48.1-2.4%
87Cedar County48-4.4%
88Banner County47.9-3.2%
89Grant County47.8-2.4%
90Sheridan County47.6-2.9%
91Box Butte County47.3-3.1%
92Kimball County47.1-3.3%
93Sioux County46.5-2.7%

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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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Richardson County, with 52.7 °F in 2022, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Sioux County, with 46.5 °F in 2022.

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