Counties in Oregon by average annual temperature
Curry County had the highest average annual temperature of 36 counties in 2017, at 53.2 °F. Wallowa County had the lowest, at 44.4 °F. The median was 49.7 °F and the figure for Oregon was 48 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | 53.2 | -1.3% |
| 2 | Coos County | 53.1 | -1.8% |
| 3 | Benton County | 52.7 | -2% |
| 4 | Polk County | 52.2 | -1.9% |
| 5 | Yamhill County | 52.1 | -2.3% |
| 6 | Josephine County | 51.7 | -1% |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 51.7 | -1.7% |
| 8 | Multnomah County | 51.6 | -2.6% |
| 9 | Douglas County | 51.4 | -1.5% |
| 10 | Washington County | 51.2 | -2.7% |
| 11 | Jackson County | 51.1 | -0.6% |
| 12 | Columbia County | 50.7 | -3.2% |
| 13 | Lane County | 50.3 | -1.6% |
| 14 | Marion County | 50.2 | -2% |
| 15 | Gilliam County | 50.1 | -3.7% |
| 16 | Clatsop County | 50 | -3.7% |
| 17 | Morrow County | 49.8 | -2.9% |
| 18 | Linn County | 49.7 | -1.8% |
| 18 | Sherman County | 49.7 | -4.1% |
| 18 | Tillamook County | 49.7 | -2.5% |
| 21 | Umatilla County | 48.8 | -3% |
| 22 | Clackamas County | 48.7 | -2.2% |
| 23 | Malheur County | 48.4 | -2% |
| 24 | Wasco County | 48.3 | -3% |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 47.6 | -2.1% |
| 26 | Wheeler County | 47.5 | -1.2% |
| 27 | Harney County | 46.9 | -0.8% |
| 28 | Crook County | 46.2 | -0.9% |
| 29 | Lake County | 46.1 | -0.4% |
| 30 | Baker County | 45.9 | -1.7% |
| 31 | Hood River County | 45.7 | -2.6% |
| 32 | Klamath County | 45.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Union County | 45.1 | -1.3% |
| 34 | Grant County | 45 | -0.9% |
| 35 | Deschutes County | 44.4 | -1.6% |
| 35 | Wallowa County | 44.4 | -0.7% |
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.
Citation styles
APA 7
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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping
MLA 9
NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 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/oregon-counties?period=2017.
Harvard
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, 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/oregon-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{noaa_counties_in_oregon_by_2017,
author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Oregon by average annual temperature, 2017}},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/oregon-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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Questions
Which county has the highest average annual temperature?
Curry County, with 53.2 °F in 2017, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Which county has the lowest average annual temperature?
Wallowa County, with 44.4 °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.
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