Counties in Oregon by average annual temperature

Coos County had the highest average annual temperature of 36 counties in 2016, at 54.1 °F. Wallowa County had the lowest, at 44.7 °F. The median was 51.1 °F and the figure for Oregon was 48.8 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest54.1Coos County
Lowest44.7Wallowa County
Median51.136 counties
Oregon48.8History

All counties, 2016

Coos County: 54.1 °FCoos County54.1Curry County: 53.9 °FCurry County53.9Benton County: 53.8 °FBenton County53.8Yamhill County: 53.3 °FYamhill County53.3Polk County: 53.2 °FPolk County53.2Multnomah County: 53 °FMultnomah County53Lincoln County: 52.6 °FLincoln County52.6Washington County: 52.6 °FWashington County52.6Columbia County: 52.4 °FColumbia County52.4Douglas County: 52.2 °FDouglas County52.2Josephine County: 52.2 °FJosephine County52.2Gilliam County: 52 °FGilliam County52Clatsop County: 51.9 °FClatsop County51.9Sherman County: 51.8 °FSherman County51.8Jackson County: 51.4 °FJackson County51.4Morrow County: 51.3 °FMorrow County51.3Marion County: 51.2 °FMarion County51.2Lane County: 51.1 °FLane County51.1Tillamook County: 51 °FTillamook County51Linn County: 50.6 °FLinn County50.6Umatilla County: 50.3 °FUmatilla County50.3Clackamas County: 49.8 °FClackamas County49.8Wasco County: 49.8 °FWasco County49.8Malheur County: 49.4 °FMalheur County49.4Jefferson County: 48.6 °FJefferson County48.6Wheeler County: 48.1 °FWheeler County48.1Harney County: 47.3 °FHarney County47.3Hood River County: 46.9 °FHood River County46.9Baker County: 46.7 °FBaker County46.7Crook County: 46.6 °FCrook County46.6Lake County: 46.3 °FLake County46.3Union County: 45.7 °FUnion County45.7Grant County: 45.4 °FGrant County45.4Klamath County: 45.3 °FKlamath County45.3Deschutes County: 45.1 °FDeschutes County45.1Wallowa County: 44.7 °FWallowa County44.7
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
°F
Change on 2015
1Coos County54.1-1.3%
2Curry County53.9-2.4%
3Benton County53.8-2.4%
4Yamhill County53.3-2.9%
5Polk County53.2-2.9%
6Multnomah County53-2.6%
7Lincoln County52.6-3%
7Washington County52.6-2.8%
9Columbia County52.4-1.7%
10Douglas County52.2-3%
10Josephine County52.2-3.5%
12Gilliam County52-2.6%
13Clatsop County51.9-1%
14Sherman County51.8-2.8%
15Jackson County51.4-3.4%
16Morrow County51.3-2.8%
17Marion County51.2-3%
18Lane County51.1-3%
19Tillamook County51-2.5%
20Linn County50.6-3.3%
21Umatilla County50.3-2.5%
22Clackamas County49.8-3.3%
22Wasco County49.8-3.5%
24Malheur County49.4-2.8%
25Jefferson County48.6-3.2%
26Wheeler County48.1-4.2%
27Harney County47.3-2.9%
28Hood River County46.9-4.3%
29Baker County46.7-3.5%
30Crook County46.6-3.9%
31Lake County46.3-3.1%
32Union County45.7-3.4%
33Grant County45.4-3.6%
34Klamath County45.3-4.4%
35Deschutes County45.1-3.8%
36Wallowa County44.7-3.9%

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.

How to cite

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 Oregon by average annual temperature, 2016) [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 Oregon by average annual temperature, 2016. 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/oregon-counties?period=2016. 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 Oregon by average annual temperature, 2016. 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/oregon-counties?period=2016.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Oregon by average annual temperature, 2016 [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/oregon-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Coos County, with 54.1 °F in 2016, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?

Wallowa County, with 44.7 °F in 2016.

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.

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