Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Kings County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2015, at 55.9 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 40.8 °F. The median was 46.5 °F and the figure for New York was 45.7 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.9Kings County
Lowest40.8Hamilton County
Median46.562 counties
New York45.7History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 47.4 °FAllegany County: 45.6 °FBronx County: 55.3 °FBroome County: 46.5 °FCattaraugus County: 45.4 °FCayuga County: 46.5 °FChautauqua County: 46.3 °FChemung County: 46.5 °FChenango County: 45.2 °FClinton County: 43.1 °FColumbia County: 48.7 °FCortland County: 44.7 °FDelaware County: 44.7 °FDutchess County: 50.2 °FErie County: 47.2 °FEssex County: 41.5 °FFranklin County: 41.7 °FFulton County: 44.4 °FGenesee County: 47.5 °FGreene County: 46.1 °FHamilton County: 40.8 °FHerkimer County: 42.9 °FJefferson County: 45 °FKings County: 55.9 °FLewis County: 42.4 °FLivingston County: 47.4 °FMadison County: 45 °FMonroe County: 48.5 °FMontgomery County: 46.6 °FNassau County: 54.7 °FNew York County: 55.7 °FNiagara County: 48.1 °FOneida County: 45 °FOnondaga County: 46.5 °FOntario County: 47.1 °FOrange County: 49.9 °FOrleans County: 48 °FOswego County: 46 °FOtsego County: 44.7 °FPutnam County: 50.6 °FQueens County: 55.5 °FRensselaer County: 47.2 °FRichmond County: 55.7 °FRockland County: 52.1 °FSt. Lawrence County: 43.4 °FSaratoga County: 46.2 °FSchenectady County: 47.1 °FSchoharie County: 44.9 °FSchuyler County: 46.2 °FSeneca County: 47.3 °FSteuben County: 45.9 °FSuffolk County: 52.7 °FSullivan County: 46.5 °FTioga County: 46.4 °FTompkins County: 45.8 °FUlster County: 47.8 °FWarren County: 43.7 °FWashington County: 46.4 °FWayne County: 47.5 °FWestchester County: 52.4 °FWyoming County: 45.8 °FYates County: 47 °F
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°F, 2015. 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, 2015

Kings County: 55.9 °FKings County55.9New York County: 55.7 °FNew York County55.7Richmond County: 55.7 °FRichmond County55.7Queens County: 55.5 °FQueens County55.5Bronx County: 55.3 °FBronx County55.3Nassau County: 54.7 °FNassau County54.7Suffolk County: 52.7 °FSuffolk County52.7Westchester County: 52.4 °FWestchester County52.4Rockland County: 52.1 °FRockland County52.1Putnam County: 50.6 °FPutnam County50.6Dutchess County: 50.2 °FDutchess County50.2Orange County: 49.9 °FOrange County49.9Columbia County: 48.7 °FColumbia County48.7Monroe County: 48.5 °FMonroe County48.5Niagara County: 48.1 °FNiagara County48.1Orleans County: 48 °FOrleans County48Ulster County: 47.8 °FUlster County47.8Genesee County: 47.5 °FGenesee County47.5Wayne County: 47.5 °FWayne County47.5Albany County: 47.4 °FAlbany County47.4Livingston County: 47.4 °FLivingston County47.4Seneca County: 47.3 °FSeneca County47.3Erie County: 47.2 °FErie County47.2Rensselaer County: 47.2 °FRensselaer County47.2Ontario County: 47.1 °FOntario County47.1Schenectady County: 47.1 °FSchenectady County47.1Yates County: 47 °FYates County47Montgomery County: 46.6 °FMontgomery County46.6Broome County: 46.5 °FBroome County46.5Cayuga County: 46.5 °FCayuga County46.5Chemung County: 46.5 °FChemung County46.5Onondaga County: 46.5 °FOnondaga County46.5Sullivan County: 46.5 °FSullivan County46.5Tioga County: 46.4 °FTioga County46.4Washington County: 46.4 °FWashington County46.4Chautauqua County: 46.3 °FChautauqua County46.3Saratoga County: 46.2 °FSaratoga County46.2Schuyler County: 46.2 °FSchuyler County46.2Greene County: 46.1 °FGreene County46.1Oswego County: 46 °FOswego County46Kings County: 55.9 °FKings County55.9New York County: 55.7 °FNew York County55.7Richmond County: 55.7 °FRichmond County55.7Queens County: 55.5 °FQueens County55.5Bronx County: 55.3 °FBronx County55.3Nassau County: 54.7 °FNassau County54.7Suffolk County: 52.7 °FSuffolk County52.7Westchester County: 52.4 °FWestchester County52.4Rockland County: 52.1 °FRockland County52.1Putnam County: 50.6 °FPutnam County50.6Dutchess County: 50.2 °FDutchess County50.2Orange County: 49.9 °FOrange County49.9Columbia County: 48.7 °FColumbia County48.7Monroe County: 48.5 °FMonroe County48.5Niagara County: 48.1 °FNiagara County48.1Orleans County: 48 °FOrleans County48Ulster County: 47.8 °FUlster County47.8Genesee County: 47.5 °FGenesee County47.5Wayne County: 47.5 °FWayne County47.5Albany County: 47.4 °FAlbany County47.4Livingston County: 47.4 °FLivingston County47.4Seneca County: 47.3 °FSeneca County47.3Erie County: 47.2 °FErie County47.2Rensselaer County: 47.2 °FRensselaer County47.2Ontario County: 47.1 °FOntario County47.1Schenectady County: 47.1 °FSchenectady County47.1Yates County: 47 °FYates County47Montgomery County: 46.6 °FMontgomery County46.6Broome County: 46.5 °FBroome County46.5Cayuga County: 46.5 °FCayuga County46.5Chemung County: 46.5 °FChemung County46.5Onondaga County: 46.5 °FOnondaga County46.5Sullivan County: 46.5 °FSullivan County46.5Tioga County: 46.4 °FTioga County46.4Washington County: 46.4 °FWashington County46.4Chautauqua County: 46.3 °FChautauqua County46.3Saratoga County: 46.2 °FSaratoga County46.2Schuyler County: 46.2 °FSchuyler County46.2Greene County: 46.1 °FGreene County46.1Oswego County: 46 °FOswego County46
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
°F
Change on 2014
1Kings County55.9+3.7%
2New York County55.7+3.5%
2Richmond County55.7+3.9%
4Queens County55.5+3.5%
5Bronx County55.3+3.4%
6Nassau County54.7+3.4%
7Suffolk County52.7+2.1%
8Westchester County52.4+3.1%
9Rockland County52.1+3%
10Putnam County50.6+2.8%
11Dutchess County50.2+3.1%
12Orange County49.9+2.9%
13Columbia County48.7+2.7%
14Monroe County48.5+2.8%
15Niagara County48.1+3.2%
16Orleans County48+3%
17Ulster County47.8+3.2%
18Genesee County47.5+3.5%
18Wayne County47.5+2.2%
20Albany County47.4+2.6%
20Livingston County47.4+3%
22Seneca County47.3+2.4%
23Erie County47.2+3.5%
23Rensselaer County47.2+2.4%
25Ontario County47.1+2.4%
25Schenectady County47.1+2.4%
27Yates County47+2.8%
28Montgomery County46.6+2.2%
29Broome County46.5+3.1%
29Cayuga County46.5+2.4%
29Chemung County46.5+3.3%
29Onondaga County46.5+2%
29Sullivan County46.5+3.3%
34Tioga County46.4+3.1%
34Washington County46.4+2.4%
36Chautauqua County46.3+3.3%
37Saratoga County46.2+2%
37Schuyler County46.2+3.1%
39Greene County46.1+2.7%
40Oswego County46+1.8%
41Steuben County45.9+3.6%
42Tompkins County45.8+2.9%
42Wyoming County45.8+3.9%
44Allegany County45.6+3.6%
45Cattaraugus County45.4+4.1%
46Chenango County45.2+2.3%
47Jefferson County45+1.6%
47Madison County45+1.8%
47Oneida County45+2%
50Schoharie County44.9+2%
51Cortland County44.7+2.5%
51Delaware County44.7+2.8%
51Otsego County44.7+2.3%
54Fulton County44.4+2.1%
55Warren County43.7+2.1%
56St. Lawrence County43.4+1.9%
57Clinton County43.1+2.4%
58Herkimer County42.9+2.6%
59Lewis County42.4+1.9%
60Franklin County41.7+2%
61Essex County41.5+2.2%
62Hamilton County40.8+2.5%

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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 New York by average annual temperature, 2015) [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 New York by average annual temperature, 2015. 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/new-york-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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