Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2023, at 54.7 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 47.1 °F. The median was 51.3 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 50.4 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest54.7Richardson County

Lowest47.1Sioux County

Median51.393 counties

Nebraska50.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Under 49
49 to 50
50 to 51
51 to 52
52 to 53
53 and over

°F, 2023. 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, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 °F	Change on 2022
1	Richardson County	54.7	+3.8%
2	Jefferson County	54	+3.8%
2	Nemaha County	54	+3.6%
4	Thayer County	53.8	+3.7%
5	Lancaster County	53.7	+3.5%
6	Gage County	53.6	+3.5%
6	Pawnee County	53.6	+3.5%
6	Saline County	53.6	+3.5%
9	Johnson County	53.5	+3.9%
9	Nuckolls County	53.5	+3.1%
11	Otoe County	53.3	+3.5%
12	Fillmore County	53.2	+3.5%
12	Sarpy County	53.2	+3.7%
12	Webster County	53.2	+2.5%
15	Cass County	53.1	+3.7%
15	Saunders County	53.1	+3.9%
15	Seward County	53.1	+4.3%
18	Douglas County	53	+3.5%
18	York County	53	+4.5%
20	Hamilton County	52.9	+2.5%
21	Franklin County	52.8	+1.5%
21	Harlan County	52.8	+1.1%
23	Clay County	52.7	+2.5%
23	Merrick County	52.7	+2.7%
23	Polk County	52.7	+4.8%
26	Red Willow County	52.6	+0.6%
27	Adams County	52.5	+1.9%
27	Washington County	52.5	+3.8%
29	Dodge County	52.4	+3.8%
29	Furnas County	52.4	+0.8%
29	Hall County	52.4	+1.9%
32	Butler County	52.2	+4.6%
32	Colfax County	52.2	+3.4%
34	Hitchcock County	52.1	0%
35	Dundy County	52	+0.2%
36	Kearney County	51.9	+1.4%
36	Nance County	51.9	+2.8%
38	Platte County	51.7	+3.2%
39	Buffalo County	51.6	+1.4%
39	Frontier County	51.6	+0.4%
39	Howard County	51.6	+1.8%
39	Phelps County	51.6	+1.2%
43	Burt County	51.5	+3.4%
43	Gosper County	51.5	+0.8%
45	Chase County	51.3	-0.6%
45	Hayes County	51.3	+0.2%
45	Stanton County	51.3	+2.6%
48	Cuming County	51	+3%
49	Dawson County	50.9	+0.8%
49	Madison County	50.9	+2.6%
49	Sherman County	50.9	+1.8%
52	Boone County	50.7	+2.2%
53	Greeley County	50.4	+1.8%
53	Perkins County	50.4	-0.2%
55	Thurston County	50.3	+2.7%
56	Dakota County	50.2	+2.9%
56	Keith County	50.2	0%
56	Lincoln County	50.2	-0.4%
59	Antelope County	50.1	+2.7%
59	Custer County	50.1	+1%
59	Pierce County	50.1	+2.9%
62	Wayne County	50	+2.5%
62	Wheeler County	50	+1.2%
64	Knox County	49.8	+2.7%
65	Valley County	49.7	+1.2%
66	Blaine County	49.6	0%
66	Boyd County	49.6	+2.1%
68	Cedar County	49.5	+3.1%
68	Thomas County	49.5	+0.6%
70	Deuel County	49.4	-0.8%
70	Dixon County	49.4	+2.5%
70	Logan County	49.4	-0.2%
73	Keya Paha County	49.2	+1.7%
73	Scotts Bluff County	49.2	+0.6%
75	Cherry County	49.1	+1.4%
75	Holt County	49.1	+1.9%
77	Arthur County	49	0%
77	Brown County	49	0%
77	McPherson County	49	0%
80	Garfield County	48.9	+0.6%
80	Loup County	48.9	+0.4%
80	Morrill County	48.9	+0.4%
83	Cheyenne County	48.8	+0.4%
83	Garden County	48.8	+0.2%
83	Hooker County	48.8	+1.5%
86	Dawes County	48.7	+0.8%
87	Rock County	48.6	+0.8%
88	Banner County	48.2	+0.6%
88	Grant County	48.2	+0.8%
90	Sheridan County	48.1	+1.1%
91	Box Butte County	47.9	+1.3%
92	Kimball County	47.1	0%
92	Sioux County	47.1	+1.3%

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2023. 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=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2023}},
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Richardson County, with 54.7 °F in 2023, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Sioux County, with 47.1 °F in 2023.

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