Counties in North Dakota by average annual temperature

Richland County had the highest average annual temperature of 53 counties in 2017, at 44.1 °F. Rolette County had the lowest, at 38.8 °F. The median was 42.1 °F and the figure for North Dakota was 42 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest44.1Richland County

Lowest38.8Rolette County

Median42.153 counties

North Dakota42History

Map of counties, 2017

Under 41
41 to 42
42 to 43
43 and over

°F, 2017. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2017 °F	Change on 2016
1	Richland County	44.1	-4.5%
2	Sargent County	43.9	-4.1%
2	Sioux County	43.9	-4.8%
4	Adams County	43.7	-4.8%
4	Bowman County	43.7	-5%
4	Grant County	43.7	-4.6%
7	Golden Valley County	43.6	-4.8%
7	Slope County	43.6	-5%
9	Dickey County	43.4	-5%
9	Ransom County	43.4	-4.6%
11	Billings County	43.3	-5%
11	Emmons County	43.3	-4.6%
11	Morton County	43.3	-4.8%
14	Hettinger County	43.2	-4.6%
15	Cass County	43.1	-5.1%
15	LaMoure County	43.1	-4.6%
15	McKenzie County	43.1	-4.9%
18	Stark County	43	-4.4%
19	Mercer County	42.9	-5.7%
19	Oliver County	42.9	-5.3%
21	Burleigh County	42.7	-4.7%
21	Dunn County	42.7	-5.1%
23	Barnes County	42.4	-4.9%
23	McLean County	42.4	-5.8%
25	McIntosh County	42.3	-4.3%
25	Williams County	42.3	-5.2%
27	Traill County	42.1	-5.2%
28	Logan County	42	-4.5%
28	Stutsman County	42	-4.8%
30	Sheridan County	41.9	-5.2%
31	Grand Forks County	41.7	-5.2%
32	Kidder County	41.6	-5%
32	Ward County	41.6	-6.3%
34	McHenry County	41.3	-6.1%
35	Foster County	41.2	-5.3%
35	Mountrail County	41.2	-6.6%
37	Eddy County	41	-5.1%
37	Griggs County	41	-4.9%
39	Divide County	40.9	-5.3%
39	Steele County	40.9	-5.3%
39	Wells County	40.9	-5.8%
42	Pembina County	40.7	-5.1%
42	Renville County	40.7	-6.4%
42	Walsh County	40.7	-5.6%
45	Benson County	40.6	-5.4%
46	Nelson County	40.2	-5.2%
46	Pierce County	40.2	-6.5%
48	Bottineau County	40.1	-6.7%
48	Ramsey County	40.1	-5.2%
50	Burke County	39.8	-6.6%
51	Towner County	39.3	-5.8%
52	Cavalier County	38.9	-5.6%
53	Rolette County	38.8	-6.3%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2017}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota-counties?period=2017. 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?

Richland County, with 44.1 °F in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Rolette County, with 38.8 °F in 2017.

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.