Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Kings County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2018, at 55.6 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 41.2 °F. The median was 47.1 °F and the figure for New York was 46.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.6Kings County
Lowest41.2Hamilton County
Median47.162 counties
New York46.2History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 48 °FAllegany County: 46.4 °FBronx County: 55.4 °FBroome County: 46.7 °FCattaraugus County: 46.4 °FCayuga County: 47.1 °FChautauqua County: 47.6 °FChemung County: 47.6 °FChenango County: 45.8 °FClinton County: 43.5 °FColumbia County: 49.1 °FCortland County: 45.2 °FDelaware County: 45.1 °FDutchess County: 50.2 °FErie County: 48.1 °FEssex County: 41.9 °FFranklin County: 42.1 °FFulton County: 45 °FGenesee County: 47.6 °FGreene County: 46.3 °FHamilton County: 41.2 °FHerkimer County: 43 °FJefferson County: 45.6 °FKings County: 55.6 °FLewis County: 43.2 °FLivingston County: 48.2 °FMadison County: 45.4 °FMonroe County: 48.9 °FMontgomery County: 46.9 °FNassau County: 54.5 °FNew York County: 55.6 °FNiagara County: 48.9 °FOneida County: 45.3 °FOnondaga County: 46.9 °FOntario County: 47.8 °FOrange County: 50.4 °FOrleans County: 48.2 °FOswego County: 46.7 °FOtsego County: 44.9 °FPutnam County: 50.9 °FQueens County: 55.2 °FRensselaer County: 48 °FRichmond County: 55.5 °FRockland County: 52.4 °FSt. Lawrence County: 43.9 °FSaratoga County: 46.9 °FSchenectady County: 47.7 °FSchoharie County: 45.4 °FSchuyler County: 47.1 °FSeneca County: 47.9 °FSteuben County: 46.7 °FSuffolk County: 53.1 °FSullivan County: 47.1 °FTioga County: 47 °FTompkins County: 46.5 °FUlster County: 48 °FWarren County: 44.1 °FWashington County: 46.7 °FWayne County: 47.7 °FWestchester County: 52.8 °FWyoming County: 46.5 °FYates County: 47.6 °F
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°F, 2018. 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, 2018

Kings County: 55.6 °FKings County55.6New York County: 55.6 °FNew York County55.6Richmond County: 55.5 °FRichmond County55.5Bronx County: 55.4 °FBronx County55.4Queens County: 55.2 °FQueens County55.2Nassau County: 54.5 °FNassau County54.5Suffolk County: 53.1 °FSuffolk County53.1Westchester County: 52.8 °FWestchester County52.8Rockland County: 52.4 °FRockland County52.4Putnam County: 50.9 °FPutnam County50.9Orange County: 50.4 °FOrange County50.4Dutchess County: 50.2 °FDutchess County50.2Columbia County: 49.1 °FColumbia County49.1Monroe County: 48.9 °FMonroe County48.9Niagara County: 48.9 °FNiagara County48.9Livingston County: 48.2 °FLivingston County48.2Orleans County: 48.2 °FOrleans County48.2Erie County: 48.1 °FErie County48.1Albany County: 48 °FAlbany County48Rensselaer County: 48 °FRensselaer County48Ulster County: 48 °FUlster County48Seneca County: 47.9 °FSeneca County47.9Ontario County: 47.8 °FOntario County47.8Schenectady County: 47.7 °FSchenectady County47.7Wayne County: 47.7 °FWayne County47.7Chautauqua County: 47.6 °FChautauqua County47.6Chemung County: 47.6 °FChemung County47.6Genesee County: 47.6 °FGenesee County47.6Yates County: 47.6 °FYates County47.6Cayuga County: 47.1 °FCayuga County47.1Schuyler County: 47.1 °FSchuyler County47.1Sullivan County: 47.1 °FSullivan County47.1Tioga County: 47 °FTioga County47Montgomery County: 46.9 °FMontgomery County46.9Onondaga County: 46.9 °FOnondaga County46.9Saratoga County: 46.9 °FSaratoga County46.9Broome County: 46.7 °FBroome County46.7Oswego County: 46.7 °FOswego County46.7Steuben County: 46.7 °FSteuben County46.7Washington County: 46.7 °FWashington County46.7Kings County: 55.6 °FKings County55.6New York County: 55.6 °FNew York County55.6Richmond County: 55.5 °FRichmond County55.5Bronx County: 55.4 °FBronx County55.4Queens County: 55.2 °FQueens County55.2Nassau County: 54.5 °FNassau County54.5Suffolk County: 53.1 °FSuffolk County53.1Westchester County: 52.8 °FWestchester County52.8Rockland County: 52.4 °FRockland County52.4Putnam County: 50.9 °FPutnam County50.9Orange County: 50.4 °FOrange County50.4Dutchess County: 50.2 °FDutchess County50.2Columbia County: 49.1 °FColumbia County49.1Monroe County: 48.9 °FMonroe County48.9Niagara County: 48.9 °FNiagara County48.9Livingston County: 48.2 °FLivingston County48.2Orleans County: 48.2 °FOrleans County48.2Erie County: 48.1 °FErie County48.1Albany County: 48 °FAlbany County48Rensselaer County: 48 °FRensselaer County48Ulster County: 48 °FUlster County48Seneca County: 47.9 °FSeneca County47.9Ontario County: 47.8 °FOntario County47.8Schenectady County: 47.7 °FSchenectady County47.7Wayne County: 47.7 °FWayne County47.7Chautauqua County: 47.6 °FChautauqua County47.6Chemung County: 47.6 °FChemung County47.6Genesee County: 47.6 °FGenesee County47.6Yates County: 47.6 °FYates County47.6Cayuga County: 47.1 °FCayuga County47.1Schuyler County: 47.1 °FSchuyler County47.1Sullivan County: 47.1 °FSullivan County47.1Tioga County: 47 °FTioga County47Montgomery County: 46.9 °FMontgomery County46.9Onondaga County: 46.9 °FOnondaga County46.9Saratoga County: 46.9 °FSaratoga County46.9Broome County: 46.7 °FBroome County46.7Oswego County: 46.7 °FOswego County46.7Steuben County: 46.7 °FSteuben County46.7Washington County: 46.7 °FWashington County46.7
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
°F
Change on 2017
1Kings County55.6-1.2%
1New York County55.6-1.2%
3Richmond County55.5-1.2%
4Bronx County55.4-1.2%
5Queens County55.2-1.4%
6Nassau County54.5-1.6%
7Suffolk County53.1-0.9%
8Westchester County52.8-0.9%
9Rockland County52.4-0.8%
10Putnam County50.9-0.2%
11Orange County50.4-0.8%
12Dutchess County50.2-0.4%
13Columbia County49.1-0.8%
14Monroe County48.9-2.2%
14Niagara County48.9-3%
16Livingston County48.2-1.6%
16Orleans County48.2-2.8%
18Erie County48.1-2%
19Albany County48-1.4%
19Rensselaer County48-1.2%
19Ulster County48-1.2%
22Seneca County47.9-2%
23Ontario County47.8-1.8%
24Schenectady County47.7-1.2%
24Wayne County47.7-1.6%
26Chautauqua County47.6-1.7%
26Chemung County47.6-1.9%
26Genesee County47.6-2.9%
26Yates County47.6-2.3%
30Cayuga County47.1-1.9%
30Schuyler County47.1-2.1%
30Sullivan County47.1-1.5%
33Tioga County47-1.7%
34Montgomery County46.9-1.5%
34Onondaga County46.9-1.7%
34Saratoga County46.9-1.5%
37Broome County46.7-1.5%
37Oswego County46.7-1.5%
37Steuben County46.7-1.7%
37Washington County46.7-1.7%
41Tompkins County46.5-2.1%
41Wyoming County46.5-1.9%
43Allegany County46.4-1.5%
43Cattaraugus County46.4-1.7%
45Greene County46.3-1.7%
46Chenango County45.8-1.5%
47Jefferson County45.6-1.1%
48Madison County45.4-1.7%
48Schoharie County45.4-1.5%
50Oneida County45.3-1.7%
51Cortland County45.2-1.7%
52Delaware County45.1-1.5%
53Fulton County45-1.3%
54Otsego County44.9-1.8%
55Warren County44.1-1.6%
56St. Lawrence County43.9-1.6%
57Clinton County43.5-2.2%
58Lewis County43.2-0.9%
59Herkimer County43-1.6%
60Franklin County42.1-1.9%
61Essex County41.9-2.1%
62Hamilton County41.2-1.4%

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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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