Counties in Oregon by average annual temperature

Curry County had the highest average annual temperature of 36 counties in 2018, at 53.5 °F. Wallowa County had the lowest, at 44.2 °F. The median was 50.7 °F and the figure for Oregon was 48.4 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest53.5Curry County
Lowest44.2Wallowa County
Median50.736 counties
Oregon48.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Baker County: 46.6 °FBenton County: 53.1 °FClackamas County: 49.7 °FClatsop County: 50.9 °FColumbia County: 51.7 °FCoos County: 53.3 °FCrook County: 46.5 °FCurry County: 53.5 °FDeschutes County: 45.1 °FDouglas County: 51.8 °FGilliam County: 51.5 °FGrant County: 44.9 °FHarney County: 46.8 °FHood River County: 46.9 °FJackson County: 51.3 °FJefferson County: 48.3 °FJosephine County: 52.1 °FKlamath County: 45.5 °FLake County: 46 °FLane County: 50.8 °FLincoln County: 52.3 °FLinn County: 50.4 °FMalheur County: 49 °FMarion County: 51.1 °FMorrow County: 50.8 °FMultnomah County: 52.8 °FPolk County: 53 °FSherman County: 51.3 °FTillamook County: 50.6 °FUmatilla County: 49.8 °FUnion County: 45.2 °FWallowa County: 44.2 °FWasco County: 49.6 °FWashington County: 52.2 °FWheeler County: 47.8 °FYamhill County: 53 °F
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°F, 2018. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Curry County: 53.5 °FCurry County53.5Coos County: 53.3 °FCoos County53.3Benton County: 53.1 °FBenton County53.1Polk County: 53 °FPolk County53Yamhill County: 53 °FYamhill County53Multnomah County: 52.8 °FMultnomah County52.8Lincoln County: 52.3 °FLincoln County52.3Washington County: 52.2 °FWashington County52.2Josephine County: 52.1 °FJosephine County52.1Douglas County: 51.8 °FDouglas County51.8Columbia County: 51.7 °FColumbia County51.7Gilliam County: 51.5 °FGilliam County51.5Jackson County: 51.3 °FJackson County51.3Sherman County: 51.3 °FSherman County51.3Marion County: 51.1 °FMarion County51.1Clatsop County: 50.9 °FClatsop County50.9Lane County: 50.8 °FLane County50.8Morrow County: 50.8 °FMorrow County50.8Tillamook County: 50.6 °FTillamook County50.6Linn County: 50.4 °FLinn County50.4Umatilla County: 49.8 °FUmatilla County49.8Clackamas County: 49.7 °FClackamas County49.7Wasco County: 49.6 °FWasco County49.6Malheur County: 49 °FMalheur County49Jefferson County: 48.3 °FJefferson County48.3Wheeler County: 47.8 °FWheeler County47.8Hood River County: 46.9 °FHood River County46.9Harney County: 46.8 °FHarney County46.8Baker County: 46.6 °FBaker County46.6Crook County: 46.5 °FCrook County46.5Lake County: 46 °FLake County46Klamath County: 45.5 °FKlamath County45.5Union County: 45.2 °FUnion County45.2Deschutes County: 45.1 °FDeschutes County45.1Grant County: 44.9 °FGrant County44.9Wallowa County: 44.2 °FWallowa County44.2Curry County: 53.5 °FCurry County53.5Coos County: 53.3 °FCoos County53.3Benton County: 53.1 °FBenton County53.1Polk County: 53 °FPolk County53Yamhill County: 53 °FYamhill County53Multnomah County: 52.8 °FMultnomah County52.8Lincoln County: 52.3 °FLincoln County52.3Washington County: 52.2 °FWashington County52.2Josephine County: 52.1 °FJosephine County52.1Douglas County: 51.8 °FDouglas County51.8Columbia County: 51.7 °FColumbia County51.7Gilliam County: 51.5 °FGilliam County51.5Jackson County: 51.3 °FJackson County51.3Sherman County: 51.3 °FSherman County51.3Marion County: 51.1 °FMarion County51.1Clatsop County: 50.9 °FClatsop County50.9Lane County: 50.8 °FLane County50.8Morrow County: 50.8 °FMorrow County50.8Tillamook County: 50.6 °FTillamook County50.6Linn County: 50.4 °FLinn County50.4Umatilla County: 49.8 °FUmatilla County49.8Clackamas County: 49.7 °FClackamas County49.7Wasco County: 49.6 °FWasco County49.6Malheur County: 49 °FMalheur County49Jefferson County: 48.3 °FJefferson County48.3Wheeler County: 47.8 °FWheeler County47.8Hood River County: 46.9 °FHood River County46.9Harney County: 46.8 °FHarney County46.8Baker County: 46.6 °FBaker County46.6Crook County: 46.5 °FCrook County46.5Lake County: 46 °FLake County46Klamath County: 45.5 °FKlamath County45.5Union County: 45.2 °FUnion County45.2Deschutes County: 45.1 °FDeschutes County45.1Grant County: 44.9 °FGrant County44.9Wallowa County: 44.2 °FWallowa County44.2
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
°F
Change on 2017
1Curry County53.5+0.6%
2Coos County53.3+0.4%
3Benton County53.1+0.8%
4Polk County53+1.5%
4Yamhill County53+1.7%
6Multnomah County52.8+2.3%
7Lincoln County52.3+1.2%
8Washington County52.2+2%
9Josephine County52.1+0.8%
10Douglas County51.8+0.8%
11Columbia County51.7+2%
12Gilliam County51.5+2.8%
13Jackson County51.3+0.4%
13Sherman County51.3+3.2%
15Marion County51.1+1.8%
16Clatsop County50.9+1.8%
17Lane County50.8+1%
17Morrow County50.8+2%
19Tillamook County50.6+1.8%
20Linn County50.4+1.4%
21Umatilla County49.8+2%
22Clackamas County49.7+2.1%
23Wasco County49.6+2.7%
24Malheur County49+1.2%
25Jefferson County48.3+1.5%
26Wheeler County47.8+0.6%
27Hood River County46.9+2.6%
28Harney County46.8-0.2%
29Baker County46.6+1.5%
30Crook County46.5+0.6%
31Lake County46-0.2%
32Klamath County45.5+0.4%
33Union County45.2+0.2%
34Deschutes County45.1+1.6%
35Grant County44.9-0.2%
36Wallowa County44.2-0.5%

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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 Oregon by average annual temperature, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest average annual temperature?

Curry County, with 53.5 °F in 2018, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Wallowa County, with 44.2 °F in 2018.

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