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.

Highest53.2Curry County
Lowest44.4Wallowa County
Median49.736 counties
Oregon48History

All counties, 2017

Curry County: 53.2 °FCurry County53.2Coos County: 53.1 °FCoos County53.1Benton County: 52.7 °FBenton County52.7Polk County: 52.2 °FPolk County52.2Yamhill County: 52.1 °FYamhill County52.1Josephine County: 51.7 °FJosephine County51.7Lincoln County: 51.7 °FLincoln County51.7Multnomah County: 51.6 °FMultnomah County51.6Douglas County: 51.4 °FDouglas County51.4Washington County: 51.2 °FWashington County51.2Jackson County: 51.1 °FJackson County51.1Columbia County: 50.7 °FColumbia County50.7Lane County: 50.3 °FLane County50.3Marion County: 50.2 °FMarion County50.2Gilliam County: 50.1 °FGilliam County50.1Clatsop County: 50 °FClatsop County50Morrow County: 49.8 °FMorrow County49.8Linn County: 49.7 °FLinn County49.7Sherman County: 49.7 °FSherman County49.7Tillamook County: 49.7 °FTillamook County49.7Umatilla County: 48.8 °FUmatilla County48.8Clackamas County: 48.7 °FClackamas County48.7Malheur County: 48.4 °FMalheur County48.4Wasco County: 48.3 °FWasco County48.3Jefferson County: 47.6 °FJefferson County47.6Wheeler County: 47.5 °FWheeler County47.5Harney County: 46.9 °FHarney County46.9Crook County: 46.2 °FCrook County46.2Lake County: 46.1 °FLake County46.1Baker County: 45.9 °FBaker County45.9Hood River County: 45.7 °FHood River County45.7Klamath County: 45.3 °FKlamath County45.3Union County: 45.1 °FUnion County45.1Grant County: 45 °FGrant County45Deschutes County: 44.4 °FDeschutes County44.4Wallowa County: 44.4 °FWallowa County44.4
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
°F
Change on 2016
1Curry County53.2-1.3%
2Coos County53.1-1.8%
3Benton County52.7-2%
4Polk County52.2-1.9%
5Yamhill County52.1-2.3%
6Josephine County51.7-1%
6Lincoln County51.7-1.7%
8Multnomah County51.6-2.6%
9Douglas County51.4-1.5%
10Washington County51.2-2.7%
11Jackson County51.1-0.6%
12Columbia County50.7-3.2%
13Lane County50.3-1.6%
14Marion County50.2-2%
15Gilliam County50.1-3.7%
16Clatsop County50-3.7%
17Morrow County49.8-2.9%
18Linn County49.7-1.8%
18Sherman County49.7-4.1%
18Tillamook County49.7-2.5%
21Umatilla County48.8-3%
22Clackamas County48.7-2.2%
23Malheur County48.4-2%
24Wasco County48.3-3%
25Jefferson County47.6-2.1%
26Wheeler County47.5-1.2%
27Harney County46.9-0.8%
28Crook County46.2-0.9%
29Lake County46.1-0.4%
30Baker County45.9-1.7%
31Hood River County45.7-2.6%
32Klamath County45.30%
33Union County45.1-1.3%
34Grant County45-0.9%
35Deschutes County44.4-1.6%
35Wallowa County44.4-0.7%

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.

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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, 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 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.

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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, 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.

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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, 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).

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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.

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