Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature

Slope County had the highest average annual temperature of 53 counties in 2014, at 41.4 °F. Cavalier County had the lowest, at 35.2 °F. The median was 38.8 °F and the figure for North Dakota was 39 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest41.4Slope County

Lowest35.2Cavalier County

Median38.853 counties

North Dakota39History

Map of counties, 2014

Under 37
37 to 38
38 to 39
39 to 40
40 to 41
41 and over

°F, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2014 °F	Change on 2013
1	Slope County	41.4	-3%
2	Bowman County	41.3	-3.3%
3	Golden Valley County	41.2	-2.1%
4	Billings County	40.9	-2.4%
5	Adams County	40.8	-2.9%
6	Ransom County	40.7	+1.5%
6	Richland County	40.7	+1.2%
6	Sioux County	40.7	-1.9%
9	Hettinger County	40.6	-2.2%
9	Sargent County	40.6	+1.2%
11	Grant County	40.5	-1.7%
11	McKenzie County	40.5	-0.2%
11	Stark County	40.5	-2.4%
14	Morton County	40.3	-0.7%
15	Dunn County	40.2	-1.5%
15	Emmons County	40.2	-0.7%
17	Dickey County	40.1	+0.5%
17	Mercer County	40.1	-0.5%
19	Cass County	39.9	+1%
19	Oliver County	39.9	-0.3%
21	LaMoure County	39.8	+1%
22	Burleigh County	39.6	0%
22	Williams County	39.6	+2.1%
24	Barnes County	39.4	+1.8%
24	McLean County	39.4	+0.8%
26	McIntosh County	39	-0.3%
27	Sheridan County	38.8	+1.6%
28	Stutsman County	38.7	+1%
28	Ward County	38.7	+2.7%
30	Traill County	38.6	+0.5%
31	Logan County	38.5	-0.5%
32	Kidder County	38.3	0%
32	McHenry County	38.3	+2.7%
32	Mountrail County	38.3	+1.6%
35	Divide County	38.1	+2.1%
35	Renville County	38.1	+3.3%
35	Wells County	38.1	+2.7%
38	Foster County	38	+1.1%
39	Grand Forks County	37.9	+0.3%
40	Eddy County	37.7	+1.3%
41	Griggs County	37.6	+1.1%
42	Benson County	37.5	+3%
42	Steele County	37.5	+0.5%
44	Pierce County	37.4	+3.3%
45	Bottineau County	37.3	+2.5%
46	Burke County	37	+2.2%
47	Walsh County	36.9	+0.3%
48	Nelson County	36.7	+0.5%
49	Pembina County	36.6	+0.5%
49	Ramsey County	36.6	+1.9%
51	Towner County	35.9	+2.3%
52	Rolette County	35.7	+2%
53	Cavalier County	35.2	+1.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 North Dakota by average annual temperature, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature, 2014. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota-counties?period=2014.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Slope County, with 41.4 °F in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Cavalier County, with 35.2 °F in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.