Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Richmond County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2019, at 55.6 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 40.1 °F. The median was 46.3 °F and the figure for New York was 45.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest55.6Richmond County
Lowest40.1Hamilton County
Median46.362 counties
New York45.2History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 47.2 °FAllegany County: 46 °FBronx County: 55 °FBroome County: 46.1 °FCattaraugus County: 45.9 °FCayuga County: 46.1 °FChautauqua County: 47.3 °FChemung County: 47.1 °FChenango County: 45 °FClinton County: 42.4 °FColumbia County: 48.2 °FCortland County: 44.5 °FDelaware County: 44.4 °FDutchess County: 49.8 °FErie County: 47.1 °FEssex County: 40.6 °FFranklin County: 40.8 °FFulton County: 44 °FGenesee County: 46.4 °FGreene County: 45.8 °FHamilton County: 40.1 °FHerkimer County: 42 °FJefferson County: 44.1 °FKings County: 55.5 °FLewis County: 41.9 °FLivingston County: 47.2 °FMadison County: 44.8 °FMonroe County: 47.4 °FMontgomery County: 46 °FNassau County: 54.3 °FNew York County: 55.4 °FNiagara County: 47.3 °FOneida County: 44.5 °FOnondaga County: 46.2 °FOntario County: 46.7 °FOrange County: 49.8 °FOrleans County: 46.8 °FOswego County: 45.5 °FOtsego County: 44 °FPutnam County: 50.5 °FQueens County: 54.9 °FRensselaer County: 47 °FRichmond County: 55.6 °FRockland County: 52.1 °FSt. Lawrence County: 42.4 °FSaratoga County: 45.9 °FSchenectady County: 46.8 °FSchoharie County: 44.5 °FSchuyler County: 46.3 °FSeneca County: 46.9 °FSteuben County: 46.2 °FSuffolk County: 52.6 °FSullivan County: 46.7 °FTioga County: 46.4 °FTompkins County: 45.7 °FUlster County: 47.4 °FWarren County: 42.9 °FWashington County: 45.6 °FWayne County: 46.4 °FWestchester County: 52.5 °FWyoming County: 45.6 °FYates County: 46.7 °F
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°F, 2019. 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, 2019

Richmond County: 55.6 °FRichmond County55.6Kings County: 55.5 °FKings County55.5New York County: 55.4 °FNew York County55.4Bronx County: 55 °FBronx County55Queens County: 54.9 °FQueens County54.9Nassau County: 54.3 °FNassau County54.3Suffolk County: 52.6 °FSuffolk County52.6Westchester County: 52.5 °FWestchester County52.5Rockland County: 52.1 °FRockland County52.1Putnam County: 50.5 °FPutnam County50.5Dutchess County: 49.8 °FDutchess County49.8Orange County: 49.8 °FOrange County49.8Columbia County: 48.2 °FColumbia County48.2Monroe County: 47.4 °FMonroe County47.4Ulster County: 47.4 °FUlster County47.4Chautauqua County: 47.3 °FChautauqua County47.3Niagara County: 47.3 °FNiagara County47.3Albany County: 47.2 °FAlbany County47.2Livingston County: 47.2 °FLivingston County47.2Chemung County: 47.1 °FChemung County47.1Erie County: 47.1 °FErie County47.1Rensselaer County: 47 °FRensselaer County47Seneca County: 46.9 °FSeneca County46.9Orleans County: 46.8 °FOrleans County46.8Schenectady County: 46.8 °FSchenectady County46.8Ontario County: 46.7 °FOntario County46.7Sullivan County: 46.7 °FSullivan County46.7Yates County: 46.7 °FYates County46.7Genesee County: 46.4 °FGenesee County46.4Tioga County: 46.4 °FTioga County46.4Wayne County: 46.4 °FWayne County46.4Schuyler County: 46.3 °FSchuyler County46.3Onondaga County: 46.2 °FOnondaga County46.2Steuben County: 46.2 °FSteuben County46.2Broome County: 46.1 °FBroome County46.1Cayuga County: 46.1 °FCayuga County46.1Allegany County: 46 °FAllegany County46Montgomery County: 46 °FMontgomery County46Cattaraugus County: 45.9 °FCattaraugus County45.9Saratoga County: 45.9 °FSaratoga County45.9Richmond County: 55.6 °FRichmond County55.6Kings County: 55.5 °FKings County55.5New York County: 55.4 °FNew York County55.4Bronx County: 55 °FBronx County55Queens County: 54.9 °FQueens County54.9Nassau County: 54.3 °FNassau County54.3Suffolk County: 52.6 °FSuffolk County52.6Westchester County: 52.5 °FWestchester County52.5Rockland County: 52.1 °FRockland County52.1Putnam County: 50.5 °FPutnam County50.5Dutchess County: 49.8 °FDutchess County49.8Orange County: 49.8 °FOrange County49.8Columbia County: 48.2 °FColumbia County48.2Monroe County: 47.4 °FMonroe County47.4Ulster County: 47.4 °FUlster County47.4Chautauqua County: 47.3 °FChautauqua County47.3Niagara County: 47.3 °FNiagara County47.3Albany County: 47.2 °FAlbany County47.2Livingston County: 47.2 °FLivingston County47.2Chemung County: 47.1 °FChemung County47.1Erie County: 47.1 °FErie County47.1Rensselaer County: 47 °FRensselaer County47Seneca County: 46.9 °FSeneca County46.9Orleans County: 46.8 °FOrleans County46.8Schenectady County: 46.8 °FSchenectady County46.8Ontario County: 46.7 °FOntario County46.7Sullivan County: 46.7 °FSullivan County46.7Yates County: 46.7 °FYates County46.7Genesee County: 46.4 °FGenesee County46.4Tioga County: 46.4 °FTioga County46.4Wayne County: 46.4 °FWayne County46.4Schuyler County: 46.3 °FSchuyler County46.3Onondaga County: 46.2 °FOnondaga County46.2Steuben County: 46.2 °FSteuben County46.2Broome County: 46.1 °FBroome County46.1Cayuga County: 46.1 °FCayuga County46.1Allegany County: 46 °FAllegany County46Montgomery County: 46 °FMontgomery County46Cattaraugus County: 45.9 °FCattaraugus County45.9Saratoga County: 45.9 °FSaratoga County45.9
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
°F
Change on 2018
1Richmond County55.6+0.2%
2Kings County55.5-0.2%
3New York County55.4-0.4%
4Bronx County55-0.7%
5Queens County54.9-0.5%
6Nassau County54.3-0.4%
7Suffolk County52.6-0.9%
8Westchester County52.5-0.6%
9Rockland County52.1-0.6%
10Putnam County50.5-0.8%
11Dutchess County49.8-0.8%
11Orange County49.8-1.2%
13Columbia County48.2-1.8%
14Monroe County47.4-3.1%
14Ulster County47.4-1.3%
16Chautauqua County47.3-0.6%
16Niagara County47.3-3.3%
18Albany County47.2-1.7%
18Livingston County47.2-2.1%
20Chemung County47.1-1.1%
20Erie County47.1-2.1%
22Rensselaer County47-2.1%
23Seneca County46.9-2.1%
24Orleans County46.8-2.9%
24Schenectady County46.8-1.9%
26Ontario County46.7-2.3%
26Sullivan County46.7-0.8%
26Yates County46.7-1.9%
29Genesee County46.4-2.5%
29Tioga County46.4-1.3%
29Wayne County46.4-2.7%
32Schuyler County46.3-1.7%
33Onondaga County46.2-1.5%
33Steuben County46.2-1.1%
35Broome County46.1-1.3%
35Cayuga County46.1-2.1%
37Allegany County46-0.9%
37Montgomery County46-1.9%
39Cattaraugus County45.9-1.1%
39Saratoga County45.9-2.1%
41Greene County45.8-1.1%
42Tompkins County45.7-1.7%
43Washington County45.6-2.4%
43Wyoming County45.6-1.9%
45Oswego County45.5-2.6%
46Chenango County45-1.7%
47Madison County44.8-1.3%
48Cortland County44.5-1.5%
48Oneida County44.5-1.8%
48Schoharie County44.5-2%
51Delaware County44.4-1.6%
52Jefferson County44.1-3.3%
53Fulton County44-2.2%
53Otsego County44-2%
55Warren County42.9-2.7%
56Clinton County42.4-2.5%
56St. Lawrence County42.4-3.4%
58Herkimer County42-2.3%
59Lewis County41.9-3%
60Franklin County40.8-3.1%
61Essex County40.6-3.1%
62Hamilton County40.1-2.7%

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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.

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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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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