Counties in Ohio by average annual temperature

Lawrence County had the highest average annual temperature of 88 counties in 2015, at 55 °F. Ashtabula County had the lowest, at 48.7 °F. The median was 51.4 °F and the figure for Ohio was 51.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Median51.488 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 54 °FAllen County: 51.1 °FAshland County: 49.8 °FAshtabula County: 48.7 °FAthens County: 53.1 °FAuglaize County: 51.1 °FBelmont County: 51.8 °FBrown County: 53.8 °FButler County: 53.6 °FCarroll County: 51.1 °FChampaign County: 51.1 °FClark County: 51.7 °FClermont County: 53.9 °FClinton County: 52.9 °FColumbiana County: 50.4 °FCoshocton County: 51.4 °FCrawford County: 50.4 °FCuyahoga County: 50.4 °FDarke County: 51.9 °FDefiance County: 50.4 °FDelaware County: 51.7 °FErie County: 50.7 °FFairfield County: 52.4 °FFayette County: 52.3 °FFranklin County: 52.6 °FFulton County: 49.6 °FGallia County: 54.3 °FGeauga County: 48.9 °FGreene County: 52.7 °FGuernsey County: 52 °FHamilton County: 54.2 °FHancock County: 51 °FHardin County: 50.8 °FHarrison County: 51.4 °FHenry County: 50.5 °FHighland County: 53.2 °FHocking County: 52.4 °FHolmes County: 50.5 °FHuron County: 50 °FJackson County: 53.3 °FJefferson County: 51.4 °FKnox County: 50.3 °FLake County: 50.2 °FLawrence County: 55 °FLicking County: 51.5 °FLogan County: 50.7 °FLorain County: 49.8 °FLucas County: 50.6 °FMadison County: 51.7 °FMahoning County: 50.1 °FMarion County: 51.4 °FMedina County: 49.9 °FMeigs County: 53.4 °FMercer County: 51.1 °FMiami County: 52.5 °FMonroe County: 52.4 °FMontgomery County: 53.2 °FMorgan County: 52.6 °FMorrow County: 50.3 °FMuskingum County: 52.1 °FNoble County: 52.5 °FOttawa County: 51 °FPaulding County: 50.7 °FPerry County: 52.1 °FPickaway County: 52.8 °FPike County: 53.2 °FPortage County: 50.1 °FPreble County: 52.1 °FPutnam County: 51.1 °FRichland County: 49.9 °FRoss County: 52.9 °FSandusky County: 50.9 °FScioto County: 54.1 °FSeneca County: 50.5 °FShelby County: 51.1 °FStark County: 51.2 °FSummit County: 51.1 °FTrumbull County: 49.5 °FTuscarawas County: 51.5 °FUnion County: 51.5 °FVan Wert County: 50.8 °FVinton County: 52.7 °FWarren County: 53.7 °FWashington County: 53.9 °FWayne County: 50.2 °FWilliams County: 49.5 °FWood County: 51 °FWyandot County: 51 °F
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°F, 2015. 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, 2015

Lawrence County: 55 °FLawrence County55Gallia County: 54.3 °FGallia County54.3Hamilton County: 54.2 °FHamilton County54.2Scioto County: 54.1 °FScioto County54.1Adams County: 54 °FAdams County54Clermont County: 53.9 °FClermont County53.9Washington County: 53.9 °FWashington County53.9Brown County: 53.8 °FBrown County53.8Warren County: 53.7 °FWarren County53.7Butler County: 53.6 °FButler County53.6Meigs County: 53.4 °FMeigs County53.4Jackson County: 53.3 °FJackson County53.3Highland County: 53.2 °FHighland County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 °FMontgomery County53.2Pike County: 53.2 °FPike County53.2Athens County: 53.1 °FAthens County53.1Clinton County: 52.9 °FClinton County52.9Ross County: 52.9 °FRoss County52.9Pickaway County: 52.8 °FPickaway County52.8Greene County: 52.7 °FGreene County52.7Vinton County: 52.7 °FVinton County52.7Franklin County: 52.6 °FFranklin County52.6Morgan County: 52.6 °FMorgan County52.6Miami County: 52.5 °FMiami County52.5Noble County: 52.5 °FNoble County52.5Fairfield County: 52.4 °FFairfield County52.4Hocking County: 52.4 °FHocking County52.4Monroe County: 52.4 °FMonroe County52.4Fayette County: 52.3 °FFayette County52.3Muskingum County: 52.1 °FMuskingum County52.1Perry County: 52.1 °FPerry County52.1Preble County: 52.1 °FPreble County52.1Guernsey County: 52 °FGuernsey County52Darke County: 51.9 °FDarke County51.9Belmont County: 51.8 °FBelmont County51.8Clark County: 51.7 °FClark County51.7Delaware County: 51.7 °FDelaware County51.7Madison County: 51.7 °FMadison County51.7Licking County: 51.5 °FLicking County51.5Tuscarawas County: 51.5 °FTuscarawas County51.5Lawrence County: 55 °FLawrence County55Gallia County: 54.3 °FGallia County54.3Hamilton County: 54.2 °FHamilton County54.2Scioto County: 54.1 °FScioto County54.1Adams County: 54 °FAdams County54Clermont County: 53.9 °FClermont County53.9Washington County: 53.9 °FWashington County53.9Brown County: 53.8 °FBrown County53.8Warren County: 53.7 °FWarren County53.7Butler County: 53.6 °FButler County53.6Meigs County: 53.4 °FMeigs County53.4Jackson County: 53.3 °FJackson County53.3Highland County: 53.2 °FHighland County53.2Montgomery County: 53.2 °FMontgomery County53.2Pike County: 53.2 °FPike County53.2Athens County: 53.1 °FAthens County53.1Clinton County: 52.9 °FClinton County52.9Ross County: 52.9 °FRoss County52.9Pickaway County: 52.8 °FPickaway County52.8Greene County: 52.7 °FGreene County52.7Vinton County: 52.7 °FVinton County52.7Franklin County: 52.6 °FFranklin County52.6Morgan County: 52.6 °FMorgan County52.6Miami County: 52.5 °FMiami County52.5Noble County: 52.5 °FNoble County52.5Fairfield County: 52.4 °FFairfield County52.4Hocking County: 52.4 °FHocking County52.4Monroe County: 52.4 °FMonroe County52.4Fayette County: 52.3 °FFayette County52.3Muskingum County: 52.1 °FMuskingum County52.1Perry County: 52.1 °FPerry County52.1Preble County: 52.1 °FPreble County52.1Guernsey County: 52 °FGuernsey County52Darke County: 51.9 °FDarke County51.9Belmont County: 51.8 °FBelmont County51.8Clark County: 51.7 °FClark County51.7Delaware County: 51.7 °FDelaware County51.7Madison County: 51.7 °FMadison County51.7Licking County: 51.5 °FLicking County51.5Tuscarawas County: 51.5 °FTuscarawas County51.5
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
°F
Change on 2014
1Lawrence County55+4.2%
2Gallia County54.3+4.2%
3Hamilton County54.2+4.8%
4Scioto County54.1+3.4%
5Adams County54+4.2%
6Clermont County53.9+4.7%
6Washington County53.9+4.7%
8Brown County53.8+4.9%
9Warren County53.7+5.1%
10Butler County53.6+5.3%
11Meigs County53.4+4.1%
12Jackson County53.3+3.9%
13Highland County53.2+4.7%
13Montgomery County53.2+5.3%
13Pike County53.2+3.7%
16Athens County53.1+4.5%
17Clinton County52.9+5.2%
17Ross County52.9+4.3%
19Pickaway County52.8+4.8%
20Greene County52.7+5.2%
20Vinton County52.7+4.2%
22Franklin County52.6+4.8%
22Morgan County52.6+4.4%
24Miami County52.5+5.2%
24Noble County52.5+4.4%
26Fairfield County52.4+4.8%
26Hocking County52.4+4.6%
26Monroe County52.4+3.6%
29Fayette County52.3+5%
30Muskingum County52.1+4.4%
30Perry County52.1+4.6%
30Preble County52.1+5.3%
33Guernsey County52+4.2%
34Darke County51.9+5.5%
35Belmont County51.8+4.4%
36Clark County51.7+5.3%
36Delaware County51.7+4.9%
36Madison County51.7+5.1%
39Licking County51.5+4.7%
39Tuscarawas County51.5+4.7%
39Union County51.5+5.3%
42Coshocton County51.4+4.5%
42Harrison County51.4+4.5%
42Jefferson County51.4+4.9%
42Marion County51.4+5.8%
46Stark County51.2+5.6%
47Allen County51.1+5.6%
47Auglaize County51.1+5.8%
47Carroll County51.1+4.9%
47Champaign County51.1+5.4%
47Mercer County51.1+6%
47Putnam County51.1+6%
47Shelby County51.1+5.4%
47Summit County51.1+6.2%
55Hancock County51+5.8%
55Ottawa County51+5.2%
55Wood County51+5.4%
55Wyandot County51+5.8%
59Sandusky County50.9+5.2%
60Hardin County50.8+5.4%
60Van Wert County50.8+6.3%
62Erie County50.7+4.5%
62Logan County50.7+5.4%
62Paulding County50.7+6.1%
65Lucas County50.6+5.4%
66Henry County50.5+5.6%
66Holmes County50.5+4.8%
66Seneca County50.5+5.4%
69Columbiana County50.4+5.2%
69Crawford County50.4+5.4%
69Cuyahoga County50.4+4.6%
69Defiance County50.4+6.1%
73Knox County50.3+4.8%
73Morrow County50.3+5.2%
75Lake County50.2+4.8%
75Wayne County50.2+5.2%
77Mahoning County50.1+5.3%
77Portage County50.1+5.7%
79Huron County50+4.8%
80Medina County49.9+5.1%
80Richland County49.9+5.3%
82Ashland County49.8+5.1%
82Lorain County49.8+3.3%
84Fulton County49.6+5.5%
85Trumbull County49.5+4.9%
85Williams County49.5+6.2%
87Geauga County48.9+4.9%
88Ashtabula County48.7+4.3%

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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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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in Ohio by average annual temperature, 2015) [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 Ohio by average annual temperature, 2015. 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/ohio-counties?period=2015. 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 Ohio by average annual temperature, 2015. 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/ohio-counties?period=2015.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Ohio by average annual temperature, 2015 [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/ohio-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Ohio by average annual temperature, 2015}},
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Lawrence County, with 55 °F in 2015, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Ashtabula County, with 48.7 °F in 2015.

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