Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Richmond County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2024, at 57.7 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 44.4 °F. The median was 50 °F and the figure for New York was 48.9 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest57.7Richmond County
Lowest44.4Hamilton County
Median5062 counties
New York48.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 50.8 °FAllegany County: 49.3 °FBronx County: 57.1 °FBroome County: 49.1 °FCattaraugus County: 49.1 °FCayuga County: 50.1 °FChautauqua County: 50.8 °FChemung County: 49.9 °FChenango County: 47.8 °FClinton County: 47.1 °FColumbia County: 51.4 °FCortland County: 47.9 °FDelaware County: 47.3 °FDutchess County: 52.2 °FErie County: 50.9 °FEssex County: 44.8 °FFranklin County: 45.7 °FFulton County: 47.7 °FGenesee County: 50.2 °FGreene County: 49.1 °FHamilton County: 44.4 °FHerkimer County: 46 °FJefferson County: 48.6 °FKings County: 57.6 °FLewis County: 46.3 °FLivingston County: 50.8 °FMadison County: 48.4 °FMonroe County: 51.3 °FMontgomery County: 49.6 °FNassau County: 56.3 °FNew York County: 57.5 °FNiagara County: 50.7 °FOneida County: 48.4 °FOnondaga County: 50.5 °FOntario County: 50.5 °FOrange County: 51.9 °FOrleans County: 50.5 °FOswego County: 50 °FOtsego County: 47.1 °FPutnam County: 52.8 °FQueens County: 57.1 °FRensselaer County: 50.5 °FRichmond County: 57.7 °FRockland County: 54.2 °FSt. Lawrence County: 47.5 °FSaratoga County: 49.4 °FSchenectady County: 50.4 °FSchoharie County: 48.1 °FSchuyler County: 49.5 °FSeneca County: 50.6 °FSteuben County: 49.6 °FSuffolk County: 54.3 °FSullivan County: 49.1 °FTioga County: 49.4 °FTompkins County: 49.1 °FUlster County: 50 °FWarren County: 46.8 °FWashington County: 49.1 °FWayne County: 50.5 °FWestchester County: 54.6 °FWyoming County: 49.2 °FYates County: 50.1 °F
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°F, 2024. 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, 2024

Richmond County: 57.7 °FRichmond County57.7Kings County: 57.6 °FKings County57.6New York County: 57.5 °FNew York County57.5Bronx County: 57.1 °FBronx County57.1Queens County: 57.1 °FQueens County57.1Nassau County: 56.3 °FNassau County56.3Westchester County: 54.6 °FWestchester County54.6Suffolk County: 54.3 °FSuffolk County54.3Rockland County: 54.2 °FRockland County54.2Putnam County: 52.8 °FPutnam County52.8Dutchess County: 52.2 °FDutchess County52.2Orange County: 51.9 °FOrange County51.9Columbia County: 51.4 °FColumbia County51.4Monroe County: 51.3 °FMonroe County51.3Erie County: 50.9 °FErie County50.9Albany County: 50.8 °FAlbany County50.8Chautauqua County: 50.8 °FChautauqua County50.8Livingston County: 50.8 °FLivingston County50.8Niagara County: 50.7 °FNiagara County50.7Seneca County: 50.6 °FSeneca County50.6Onondaga County: 50.5 °FOnondaga County50.5Ontario County: 50.5 °FOntario County50.5Orleans County: 50.5 °FOrleans County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 °FRensselaer County50.5Wayne County: 50.5 °FWayne County50.5Schenectady County: 50.4 °FSchenectady County50.4Genesee County: 50.2 °FGenesee County50.2Cayuga County: 50.1 °FCayuga County50.1Yates County: 50.1 °FYates County50.1Oswego County: 50 °FOswego County50Ulster County: 50 °FUlster County50Chemung County: 49.9 °FChemung County49.9Montgomery County: 49.6 °FMontgomery County49.6Steuben County: 49.6 °FSteuben County49.6Schuyler County: 49.5 °FSchuyler County49.5Saratoga County: 49.4 °FSaratoga County49.4Tioga County: 49.4 °FTioga County49.4Allegany County: 49.3 °FAllegany County49.3Wyoming County: 49.2 °FWyoming County49.2Broome County: 49.1 °FBroome County49.1Richmond County: 57.7 °FRichmond County57.7Kings County: 57.6 °FKings County57.6New York County: 57.5 °FNew York County57.5Bronx County: 57.1 °FBronx County57.1Queens County: 57.1 °FQueens County57.1Nassau County: 56.3 °FNassau County56.3Westchester County: 54.6 °FWestchester County54.6Suffolk County: 54.3 °FSuffolk County54.3Rockland County: 54.2 °FRockland County54.2Putnam County: 52.8 °FPutnam County52.8Dutchess County: 52.2 °FDutchess County52.2Orange County: 51.9 °FOrange County51.9Columbia County: 51.4 °FColumbia County51.4Monroe County: 51.3 °FMonroe County51.3Erie County: 50.9 °FErie County50.9Albany County: 50.8 °FAlbany County50.8Chautauqua County: 50.8 °FChautauqua County50.8Livingston County: 50.8 °FLivingston County50.8Niagara County: 50.7 °FNiagara County50.7Seneca County: 50.6 °FSeneca County50.6Onondaga County: 50.5 °FOnondaga County50.5Ontario County: 50.5 °FOntario County50.5Orleans County: 50.5 °FOrleans County50.5Rensselaer County: 50.5 °FRensselaer County50.5Wayne County: 50.5 °FWayne County50.5Schenectady County: 50.4 °FSchenectady County50.4Genesee County: 50.2 °FGenesee County50.2Cayuga County: 50.1 °FCayuga County50.1Yates County: 50.1 °FYates County50.1Oswego County: 50 °FOswego County50Ulster County: 50 °FUlster County50Chemung County: 49.9 °FChemung County49.9Montgomery County: 49.6 °FMontgomery County49.6Steuben County: 49.6 °FSteuben County49.6Schuyler County: 49.5 °FSchuyler County49.5Saratoga County: 49.4 °FSaratoga County49.4Tioga County: 49.4 °FTioga County49.4Allegany County: 49.3 °FAllegany County49.3Wyoming County: 49.2 °FWyoming County49.2Broome County: 49.1 °FBroome County49.1
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
°F
Change on 2023
1Richmond County57.7+0.3%
2Kings County57.6+0.3%
3New York County57.5+0.2%
4Bronx County57.1+0.2%
4Queens County57.1+0.5%
6Nassau County56.3+0.4%
7Westchester County54.60%
8Suffolk County54.3-0.5%
9Rockland County54.2+0.4%
10Putnam County52.8+0.2%
11Dutchess County52.20%
12Orange County51.9+0.4%
13Columbia County51.4+0.4%
14Monroe County51.3+2.2%
15Erie County50.9+1.8%
16Albany County50.8+0.8%
16Chautauqua County50.8+2.4%
16Livingston County50.8+2%
19Niagara County50.7+1.2%
20Seneca County50.6+1.6%
21Onondaga County50.5+2.2%
21Ontario County50.5+2%
21Orleans County50.5+1.8%
21Rensselaer County50.5+0.6%
21Wayne County50.5+2%
26Schenectady County50.4+0.6%
27Genesee County50.2+2%
28Cayuga County50.1+2%
28Yates County50.1+1.4%
30Oswego County50+2.5%
30Ulster County500%
32Chemung County49.9+0.8%
33Montgomery County49.6+0.6%
33Steuben County49.6+1.6%
35Schuyler County49.5+1%
36Saratoga County49.4+0.6%
36Tioga County49.4+0.6%
38Allegany County49.3+1.6%
39Wyoming County49.2+1.7%
40Broome County49.1+0.2%
40Cattaraugus County49.1+1.7%
40Greene County49.1+0.6%
40Sullivan County49.1+0.2%
40Tompkins County49.1+1.2%
40Washington County49.1+0.8%
46Jefferson County48.6+2.3%
47Madison County48.4+1.5%
47Oneida County48.4+1.7%
49Schoharie County48.1+0.6%
50Cortland County47.9+1.3%
51Chenango County47.8+0.6%
52Fulton County47.7+1.1%
53St. Lawrence County47.5+2.8%
54Delaware County47.3+0.2%
55Clinton County47.1+2.6%
55Otsego County47.1+0.6%
57Warren County46.8+1.5%
58Lewis County46.3+2.2%
59Herkimer County46+1.8%
60Franklin County45.7+2.7%
61Essex County44.8+2.1%
62Hamilton County44.4+2.3%

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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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