Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Richmond County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2023, at 57.5 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 43.4 °F. The median was 49.2 °F and the figure for New York was 48.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest57.5Richmond County
Lowest43.4Hamilton County
Median49.262 counties
New York48.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 50.4 °FAllegany County: 48.5 °FBronx County: 57 °FBroome County: 49 °FCattaraugus County: 48.3 °FCayuga County: 49.1 °FChautauqua County: 49.6 °FChemung County: 49.5 °FChenango County: 47.5 °FClinton County: 45.9 °FColumbia County: 51.2 °FCortland County: 47.3 °FDelaware County: 47.2 °FDutchess County: 52.2 °FErie County: 50 °FEssex County: 43.9 °FFranklin County: 44.5 °FFulton County: 47.2 °FGenesee County: 49.2 °FGreene County: 48.8 °FHamilton County: 43.4 °FHerkimer County: 45.2 °FJefferson County: 47.5 °FKings County: 57.4 °FLewis County: 45.3 °FLivingston County: 49.8 °FMadison County: 47.7 °FMonroe County: 50.2 °FMontgomery County: 49.3 °FNassau County: 56.1 °FNew York County: 57.4 °FNiagara County: 50.1 °FOneida County: 47.6 °FOnondaga County: 49.4 °FOntario County: 49.5 °FOrange County: 51.7 °FOrleans County: 49.6 °FOswego County: 48.8 °FOtsego County: 46.8 °FPutnam County: 52.7 °FQueens County: 56.8 °FRensselaer County: 50.2 °FRichmond County: 57.5 °FRockland County: 54 °FSt. Lawrence County: 46.2 °FSaratoga County: 49.1 °FSchenectady County: 50.1 °FSchoharie County: 47.8 °FSchuyler County: 49 °FSeneca County: 49.8 °FSteuben County: 48.8 °FSuffolk County: 54.6 °FSullivan County: 49 °FTioga County: 49.1 °FTompkins County: 48.5 °FUlster County: 50 °FWarren County: 46.1 °FWashington County: 48.7 °FWayne County: 49.5 °FWestchester County: 54.6 °FWyoming County: 48.4 °FYates County: 49.4 °F
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°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

Richmond County: 57.5 °FRichmond County57.5Kings County: 57.4 °FKings County57.4New York County: 57.4 °FNew York County57.4Bronx County: 57 °FBronx County57Queens County: 56.8 °FQueens County56.8Nassau County: 56.1 °FNassau County56.1Suffolk County: 54.6 °FSuffolk County54.6Westchester County: 54.6 °FWestchester County54.6Rockland County: 54 °FRockland County54Putnam County: 52.7 °FPutnam County52.7Dutchess County: 52.2 °FDutchess County52.2Orange County: 51.7 °FOrange County51.7Columbia County: 51.2 °FColumbia County51.2Albany County: 50.4 °FAlbany County50.4Monroe County: 50.2 °FMonroe County50.2Rensselaer County: 50.2 °FRensselaer County50.2Niagara County: 50.1 °FNiagara County50.1Schenectady County: 50.1 °FSchenectady County50.1Erie County: 50 °FErie County50Ulster County: 50 °FUlster County50Livingston County: 49.8 °FLivingston County49.8Seneca County: 49.8 °FSeneca County49.8Chautauqua County: 49.6 °FChautauqua County49.6Orleans County: 49.6 °FOrleans County49.6Chemung County: 49.5 °FChemung County49.5Ontario County: 49.5 °FOntario County49.5Wayne County: 49.5 °FWayne County49.5Onondaga County: 49.4 °FOnondaga County49.4Yates County: 49.4 °FYates County49.4Montgomery County: 49.3 °FMontgomery County49.3Genesee County: 49.2 °FGenesee County49.2Cayuga County: 49.1 °FCayuga County49.1Saratoga County: 49.1 °FSaratoga County49.1Tioga County: 49.1 °FTioga County49.1Broome County: 49 °FBroome County49Schuyler County: 49 °FSchuyler County49Sullivan County: 49 °FSullivan County49Greene County: 48.8 °FGreene County48.8Oswego County: 48.8 °FOswego County48.8Steuben County: 48.8 °FSteuben County48.8Richmond County: 57.5 °FRichmond County57.5Kings County: 57.4 °FKings County57.4New York County: 57.4 °FNew York County57.4Bronx County: 57 °FBronx County57Queens County: 56.8 °FQueens County56.8Nassau County: 56.1 °FNassau County56.1Suffolk County: 54.6 °FSuffolk County54.6Westchester County: 54.6 °FWestchester County54.6Rockland County: 54 °FRockland County54Putnam County: 52.7 °FPutnam County52.7Dutchess County: 52.2 °FDutchess County52.2Orange County: 51.7 °FOrange County51.7Columbia County: 51.2 °FColumbia County51.2Albany County: 50.4 °FAlbany County50.4Monroe County: 50.2 °FMonroe County50.2Rensselaer County: 50.2 °FRensselaer County50.2Niagara County: 50.1 °FNiagara County50.1Schenectady County: 50.1 °FSchenectady County50.1Erie County: 50 °FErie County50Ulster County: 50 °FUlster County50Livingston County: 49.8 °FLivingston County49.8Seneca County: 49.8 °FSeneca County49.8Chautauqua County: 49.6 °FChautauqua County49.6Orleans County: 49.6 °FOrleans County49.6Chemung County: 49.5 °FChemung County49.5Ontario County: 49.5 °FOntario County49.5Wayne County: 49.5 °FWayne County49.5Onondaga County: 49.4 °FOnondaga County49.4Yates County: 49.4 °FYates County49.4Montgomery County: 49.3 °FMontgomery County49.3Genesee County: 49.2 °FGenesee County49.2Cayuga County: 49.1 °FCayuga County49.1Saratoga County: 49.1 °FSaratoga County49.1Tioga County: 49.1 °FTioga County49.1Broome County: 49 °FBroome County49Schuyler County: 49 °FSchuyler County49Sullivan County: 49 °FSullivan County49Greene County: 48.8 °FGreene County48.8Oswego County: 48.8 °FOswego County48.8Steuben County: 48.8 °FSteuben County48.8
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
°F
Change on 2022
1Richmond County57.5+2.7%
2Kings County57.4+2.5%
2New York County57.4+2.7%
4Bronx County57+2.5%
5Queens County56.8+2.2%
6Nassau County56.1+2%
7Suffolk County54.6+2.1%
7Westchester County54.6+2.4%
9Rockland County54+2.5%
10Putnam County52.7+2.1%
11Dutchess County52.2+2.4%
12Orange County51.7+2.6%
13Columbia County51.2+3.2%
14Albany County50.4+3.7%
15Monroe County50.2+3.3%
15Rensselaer County50.2+3.3%
17Niagara County50.1+3.1%
17Schenectady County50.1+3.5%
19Erie County50+3.5%
19Ulster County50+3.1%
21Livingston County49.8+3.1%
21Seneca County49.8+3.1%
23Chautauqua County49.6+4%
23Orleans County49.6+2.5%
25Chemung County49.5+4.4%
25Ontario County49.5+3.1%
25Wayne County49.5+3.1%
28Onondaga County49.4+3.6%
28Yates County49.4+2.9%
30Montgomery County49.3+3.4%
31Genesee County49.2+2.9%
32Cayuga County49.1+3.2%
32Saratoga County49.1+3.4%
32Tioga County49.1+4.2%
35Broome County49+4.5%
35Schuyler County49+4%
35Sullivan County49+3.8%
38Greene County48.8+3.6%
38Oswego County48.8+3.4%
38Steuben County48.8+4.3%
41Washington County48.7+3.6%
42Allegany County48.5+4.3%
42Tompkins County48.5+3.6%
44Wyoming County48.4+3.6%
45Cattaraugus County48.3+4.1%
46Schoharie County47.8+3.5%
47Madison County47.7+4.4%
48Oneida County47.6+4.2%
49Chenango County47.5+3.9%
49Jefferson County47.5+3.5%
51Cortland County47.3+4%
52Delaware County47.2+4.2%
52Fulton County47.2+3.5%
54Otsego County46.8+3.8%
55St. Lawrence County46.2+4.1%
56Warren County46.1+3.8%
57Clinton County45.9+3.4%
58Lewis County45.3+4.1%
59Herkimer County45.2+4.1%
60Franklin County44.5+3.7%
61Essex County43.9+3.8%
62Hamilton County43.4+4.1%

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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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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