Counties in Ohio by average annual temperature

Hamilton County had the highest average annual temperature of 88 counties in 2021, at 55.5 °F. Geauga County had the lowest, at 51.2 °F. The median was 53.1 °F and the figure for Ohio was 53.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest55.5Hamilton County
Lowest51.2Geauga County
Median53.188 counties
Ohio53.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hamilton County: 55.5 °FHamilton County55.5Lawrence County: 55.5 °FLawrence County55.5Scioto County: 55 °FScioto County55Clermont County: 54.9 °FClermont County54.9Warren County: 54.9 °FWarren County54.9Montgomery County: 54.8 °FMontgomery County54.8Washington County: 54.8 °FWashington County54.8Butler County: 54.7 °FButler County54.7Gallia County: 54.7 °FGallia County54.7Adams County: 54.6 °FAdams County54.6Pike County: 54.6 °FPike County54.6Ross County: 54.4 °FRoss County54.4Jackson County: 54.3 °FJackson County54.3Pickaway County: 54.3 °FPickaway County54.3Athens County: 54.2 °FAthens County54.2Brown County: 54.2 °FBrown County54.2Franklin County: 54.1 °FFranklin County54.1Meigs County: 54.1 °FMeigs County54.1Greene County: 54 °FGreene County54Miami County: 54 °FMiami County54Morgan County: 53.9 °FMorgan County53.9Lucas County: 53.8 °FLucas County53.8Vinton County: 53.8 °FVinton County53.8Fairfield County: 53.7 °FFairfield County53.7Highland County: 53.7 °FHighland County53.7Muskingum County: 53.7 °FMuskingum County53.7Noble County: 53.7 °FNoble County53.7Clinton County: 53.6 °FClinton County53.6Fayette County: 53.6 °FFayette County53.6Guernsey County: 53.6 °FGuernsey County53.6Hocking County: 53.6 °FHocking County53.6Wood County: 53.6 °FWood County53.6Hancock County: 53.5 °FHancock County53.5Madison County: 53.5 °FMadison County53.5Ottawa County: 53.5 °FOttawa County53.5Summit County: 53.4 °FSummit County53.4Wyandot County: 53.4 °FWyandot County53.4Clark County: 53.3 °FClark County53.3Hardin County: 53.3 °FHardin County53.3Perry County: 53.3 °FPerry County53.3
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
°F
Change on 2020
1Hamilton County55.5+0.2%
1Lawrence County55.5-0.5%
3Scioto County55-0.5%
4Clermont County54.9-0.4%
4Warren County54.9+0.2%
6Montgomery County54.8+0.2%
6Washington County54.80%
8Butler County54.7+0.4%
8Gallia County54.7-0.4%
10Adams County54.6-0.5%
10Pike County54.6-0.4%
12Ross County54.4-0.4%
13Jackson County54.3-0.4%
13Pickaway County54.3-0.2%
15Athens County54.20%
15Brown County54.2-0.6%
17Franklin County54.1+0.4%
17Meigs County54.1-0.4%
19Greene County540%
19Miami County54+0.2%
21Morgan County53.9+0.2%
22Lucas County53.8+0.9%
22Vinton County53.8-0.2%
24Fairfield County53.7+0.2%
24Highland County53.7-0.2%
24Muskingum County53.7+0.6%
24Noble County53.7+0.6%
28Clinton County53.6-0.2%
28Fayette County53.60%
28Guernsey County53.6+1.5%
28Hocking County53.6+0.2%
28Wood County53.6+0.8%
33Hancock County53.5+0.8%
33Madison County53.5+0.4%
33Ottawa County53.5+0.8%
36Summit County53.4+0.6%
36Wyandot County53.4+0.4%
38Clark County53.30%
38Hardin County53.3+0.8%
38Perry County53.3+0.2%
41Monroe County53.2+0.2%
42Allen County53.1+0.8%
42Putnam County53.1+1%
42Sandusky County53.1+0.6%
45Cuyahoga County53+1%
45Darke County53+0.4%
45Delaware County530%
45Erie County53+1%
45Stark County53+0.4%
50Marion County52.9+0.2%
50Preble County52.9-0.4%
52Belmont County52.8+0.4%
52Harrison County52.8+0.6%
52Henry County52.8+0.4%
52Tuscarawas County52.8+0.2%
52Union County52.8+0.2%
57Coshocton County52.7+0.2%
57Lake County52.7+1.2%
57Licking County52.70%
57Seneca County52.7+0.6%
61Auglaize County52.6+0.4%
61Crawford County52.6+1%
61Jefferson County52.6+0.4%
61Paulding County52.6+1.3%
61Shelby County52.6+0.6%
66Defiance County52.5+1%
66Van Wert County52.5+0.8%
68Champaign County52.4+0.4%
68Mercer County52.4+0.4%
70Huron County52.3+1%
70Lorain County52.3+0.8%
70Medina County52.3+0.4%
73Carroll County52.2+0.2%
73Fulton County52.2+0.6%
75Logan County52.1+0.4%
75Portage County52.1+0.4%
75Wayne County52.1+0.2%
78Richland County52+0.8%
79Holmes County51.90%
80Ashland County51.8+0.4%
80Morrow County51.8+0.4%
82Knox County51.7+0.2%
82Williams County51.7+0.8%
84Columbiana County51.50%
84Mahoning County51.50%
86Ashtabula County51.4+1%
86Trumbull County51.4+0.4%
88Geauga County51.2+0.8%

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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 Ohio by average annual temperature, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Hamilton County, with 55.5 °F in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Geauga County, with 51.2 °F in 2021.

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