Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Kings County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2017, at 56.3 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 41.8 °F. The median was 47.9 °F and the figure for New York was 46.9 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest56.3Kings County
Lowest41.8Hamilton County
Median47.962 counties
New York46.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 48.7 °FAllegany County: 47.1 °FBronx County: 56.1 °FBroome County: 47.4 °FCattaraugus County: 47.2 °FCayuga County: 48 °FChautauqua County: 48.4 °FChemung County: 48.5 °FChenango County: 46.5 °FClinton County: 44.5 °FColumbia County: 49.5 °FCortland County: 46 °FDelaware County: 45.8 °FDutchess County: 50.4 °FErie County: 49.1 °FEssex County: 42.8 °FFranklin County: 42.9 °FFulton County: 45.6 °FGenesee County: 49 °FGreene County: 47.1 °FHamilton County: 41.8 °FHerkimer County: 43.7 °FJefferson County: 46.1 °FKings County: 56.3 °FLewis County: 43.6 °FLivingston County: 49 °FMadison County: 46.2 °FMonroe County: 50 °FMontgomery County: 47.6 °FNassau County: 55.4 °FNew York County: 56.3 °FNiagara County: 50.4 °FOneida County: 46.1 °FOnondaga County: 47.7 °FOntario County: 48.7 °FOrange County: 50.8 °FOrleans County: 49.6 °FOswego County: 47.4 °FOtsego County: 45.7 °FPutnam County: 51 °FQueens County: 56 °FRensselaer County: 48.6 °FRichmond County: 56.2 °FRockland County: 52.8 °FSt. Lawrence County: 44.6 °FSaratoga County: 47.6 °FSchenectady County: 48.3 °FSchoharie County: 46.1 °FSchuyler County: 48.1 °FSeneca County: 48.9 °FSteuben County: 47.5 °FSuffolk County: 53.6 °FSullivan County: 47.8 °FTioga County: 47.8 °FTompkins County: 47.5 °FUlster County: 48.6 °FWarren County: 44.8 °FWashington County: 47.5 °FWayne County: 48.5 °FWestchester County: 53.3 °FWyoming County: 47.4 °FYates County: 48.7 °F
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°F, 2017. 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, 2017

Kings County: 56.3 °FKings County56.3New York County: 56.3 °FNew York County56.3Richmond County: 56.2 °FRichmond County56.2Bronx County: 56.1 °FBronx County56.1Queens County: 56 °FQueens County56Nassau County: 55.4 °FNassau County55.4Suffolk County: 53.6 °FSuffolk County53.6Westchester County: 53.3 °FWestchester County53.3Rockland County: 52.8 °FRockland County52.8Putnam County: 51 °FPutnam County51Orange County: 50.8 °FOrange County50.8Dutchess County: 50.4 °FDutchess County50.4Niagara County: 50.4 °FNiagara County50.4Monroe County: 50 °FMonroe County50Orleans County: 49.6 °FOrleans County49.6Columbia County: 49.5 °FColumbia County49.5Erie County: 49.1 °FErie County49.1Genesee County: 49 °FGenesee County49Livingston County: 49 °FLivingston County49Seneca County: 48.9 °FSeneca County48.9Albany County: 48.7 °FAlbany County48.7Ontario County: 48.7 °FOntario County48.7Yates County: 48.7 °FYates County48.7Rensselaer County: 48.6 °FRensselaer County48.6Ulster County: 48.6 °FUlster County48.6Chemung County: 48.5 °FChemung County48.5Wayne County: 48.5 °FWayne County48.5Chautauqua County: 48.4 °FChautauqua County48.4Schenectady County: 48.3 °FSchenectady County48.3Schuyler County: 48.1 °FSchuyler County48.1Cayuga County: 48 °FCayuga County48Sullivan County: 47.8 °FSullivan County47.8Tioga County: 47.8 °FTioga County47.8Onondaga County: 47.7 °FOnondaga County47.7Montgomery County: 47.6 °FMontgomery County47.6Saratoga County: 47.6 °FSaratoga County47.6Steuben County: 47.5 °FSteuben County47.5Tompkins County: 47.5 °FTompkins County47.5Washington County: 47.5 °FWashington County47.5Broome County: 47.4 °FBroome County47.4Kings County: 56.3 °FKings County56.3New York County: 56.3 °FNew York County56.3Richmond County: 56.2 °FRichmond County56.2Bronx County: 56.1 °FBronx County56.1Queens County: 56 °FQueens County56Nassau County: 55.4 °FNassau County55.4Suffolk County: 53.6 °FSuffolk County53.6Westchester County: 53.3 °FWestchester County53.3Rockland County: 52.8 °FRockland County52.8Putnam County: 51 °FPutnam County51Orange County: 50.8 °FOrange County50.8Dutchess County: 50.4 °FDutchess County50.4Niagara County: 50.4 °FNiagara County50.4Monroe County: 50 °FMonroe County50Orleans County: 49.6 °FOrleans County49.6Columbia County: 49.5 °FColumbia County49.5Erie County: 49.1 °FErie County49.1Genesee County: 49 °FGenesee County49Livingston County: 49 °FLivingston County49Seneca County: 48.9 °FSeneca County48.9Albany County: 48.7 °FAlbany County48.7Ontario County: 48.7 °FOntario County48.7Yates County: 48.7 °FYates County48.7Rensselaer County: 48.6 °FRensselaer County48.6Ulster County: 48.6 °FUlster County48.6Chemung County: 48.5 °FChemung County48.5Wayne County: 48.5 °FWayne County48.5Chautauqua County: 48.4 °FChautauqua County48.4Schenectady County: 48.3 °FSchenectady County48.3Schuyler County: 48.1 °FSchuyler County48.1Cayuga County: 48 °FCayuga County48Sullivan County: 47.8 °FSullivan County47.8Tioga County: 47.8 °FTioga County47.8Onondaga County: 47.7 °FOnondaga County47.7Montgomery County: 47.6 °FMontgomery County47.6Saratoga County: 47.6 °FSaratoga County47.6Steuben County: 47.5 °FSteuben County47.5Tompkins County: 47.5 °FTompkins County47.5Washington County: 47.5 °FWashington County47.5Broome County: 47.4 °FBroome County47.4
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
°F
Change on 2016
1Kings County56.3-1.4%
1New York County56.3-1.2%
3Richmond County56.2-1.1%
4Bronx County56.1-1.2%
5Queens County56-1.4%
6Nassau County55.4-1.2%
7Suffolk County53.6-0.9%
8Westchester County53.3-1.5%
9Rockland County52.8-1.7%
10Putnam County51-2.1%
11Orange County50.8-1.7%
12Dutchess County50.4-3.1%
12Niagara County50.4-1.2%
14Monroe County50-1.2%
15Orleans County49.6-2.2%
16Columbia County49.5-2.2%
17Erie County49.1-1.4%
18Genesee County49-1.6%
18Livingston County49-1.2%
20Seneca County48.9-1%
21Albany County48.7-1.4%
21Ontario County48.7-1.2%
21Yates County48.7-1%
24Rensselaer County48.6-1%
24Ulster County48.6-1.8%
26Chemung County48.5-0.4%
26Wayne County48.5-1.4%
28Chautauqua County48.4-0.6%
29Schenectady County48.3-1.6%
30Schuyler County48.1-0.6%
31Cayuga County48-1%
32Sullivan County47.8-0.8%
32Tioga County47.8-1.4%
34Onondaga County47.7-1.2%
35Montgomery County47.6-1.9%
35Saratoga County47.6-1.7%
37Steuben County47.5-1%
37Tompkins County47.5-0.8%
37Washington County47.5-2.1%
40Broome County47.4-1.7%
40Oswego County47.4-1.5%
40Wyoming County47.4-1.3%
43Cattaraugus County47.2-0.4%
44Allegany County47.1-0.8%
44Greene County47.1-1.7%
46Chenango County46.5-1.3%
47Madison County46.2-1.3%
48Jefferson County46.1-1.7%
48Oneida County46.1-1.7%
48Schoharie County46.1-1.5%
51Cortland County46-1.3%
52Delaware County45.8-1.1%
53Otsego County45.7-1.7%
54Fulton County45.6-2.1%
55Warren County44.8-2.2%
56St. Lawrence County44.6-1.8%
57Clinton County44.5-1.3%
58Herkimer County43.7-2.7%
59Lewis County43.6-2%
60Franklin County42.9-1.8%
61Essex County42.8-1.8%
62Hamilton County41.8-2.6%

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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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