Counties in Pennsylvania by average annual temperature

Philadelphia County had the highest average annual temperature of 67 counties in 2018, at 56.2 °F. Potter County had the lowest, at 45.8 °F. The median was 49.9 °F and the figure for Pennsylvania was 49.8 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Lowest45.8Potter County
Median49.967 counties
Pennsylvania49.8History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 53 °FAllegheny County: 52 °FArmstrong County: 50.2 °FBeaver County: 50.8 °FBedford County: 51.2 °FBerks County: 52.8 °FBlair County: 49.9 °FBradford County: 47.5 °FBucks County: 53.6 °FButler County: 49.7 °FCambria County: 48.2 °FCameron County: 47 °FCarbon County: 48.6 °FCentre County: 48.6 °FChester County: 53.8 °FClarion County: 48.9 °FClearfield County: 48 °FClinton County: 48.2 °FColumbia County: 49.5 °FCrawford County: 48.5 °FCumberland County: 53.1 °FDauphin County: 52.5 °FDelaware County: 55.6 °FElk County: 47.6 °FErie County: 48.8 °FFayette County: 51.1 °FForest County: 48 °FFranklin County: 52.6 °FFulton County: 52.1 °FGreene County: 52.2 °FHuntingdon County: 51.2 °FIndiana County: 49.7 °FJefferson County: 48.1 °FJuniata County: 51.7 °FLackawanna County: 47.5 °FLancaster County: 53.3 °FLawrence County: 49.9 °FLebanon County: 52.5 °FLehigh County: 52.6 °FLuzerne County: 48.1 °FLycoming County: 48.5 °FMcKean County: 46.7 °FMercer County: 49.2 °FMifflin County: 50.8 °FMonroe County: 48.1 °FMontgomery County: 54.2 °FMontour County: 50.5 °FNorthampton County: 51.8 °FNorthumberland County: 50.7 °FPerry County: 52.3 °FPhiladelphia County: 56.2 °FPike County: 47.8 °FPotter County: 45.8 °FSchuylkill County: 50 °FSnyder County: 51 °FSomerset County: 48.8 °FSullivan County: 46.1 °FSusquehanna County: 46.9 °FTioga County: 46.5 °FUnion County: 50.2 °FVenango County: 48.8 °FWarren County: 47.5 °FWashington County: 51.8 °FWayne County: 46.8 °FWestmoreland County: 51.1 °FWyoming County: 48.1 °FYork County: 53.2 °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.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Philadelphia County: 56.2 °FPhiladelphia County56.2Delaware County: 55.6 °FDelaware County55.6Montgomery County: 54.2 °FMontgomery County54.2Chester County: 53.8 °FChester County53.8Bucks County: 53.6 °FBucks County53.6Lancaster County: 53.3 °FLancaster County53.3York County: 53.2 °FYork County53.2Cumberland County: 53.1 °FCumberland County53.1Adams County: 53 °FAdams County53Berks County: 52.8 °FBerks County52.8Franklin County: 52.6 °FFranklin County52.6Lehigh County: 52.6 °FLehigh County52.6Dauphin County: 52.5 °FDauphin County52.5Lebanon County: 52.5 °FLebanon County52.5Perry County: 52.3 °FPerry County52.3Greene County: 52.2 °FGreene County52.2Fulton County: 52.1 °FFulton County52.1Allegheny County: 52 °FAllegheny County52Northampton County: 51.8 °FNorthampton County51.8Washington County: 51.8 °FWashington County51.8Juniata County: 51.7 °FJuniata County51.7Bedford County: 51.2 °FBedford County51.2Huntingdon County: 51.2 °FHuntingdon County51.2Fayette County: 51.1 °FFayette County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 °FWestmoreland County51.1Snyder County: 51 °FSnyder County51Beaver County: 50.8 °FBeaver County50.8Mifflin County: 50.8 °FMifflin County50.8Northumberland County: 50.7 °FNorthumberland County50.7Montour County: 50.5 °FMontour County50.5Armstrong County: 50.2 °FArmstrong County50.2Union County: 50.2 °FUnion County50.2Schuylkill County: 50 °FSchuylkill County50Blair County: 49.9 °FBlair County49.9Lawrence County: 49.9 °FLawrence County49.9Butler County: 49.7 °FButler County49.7Indiana County: 49.7 °FIndiana County49.7Columbia County: 49.5 °FColumbia County49.5Mercer County: 49.2 °FMercer County49.2Clarion County: 48.9 °FClarion County48.9Philadelphia County: 56.2 °FPhiladelphia County56.2Delaware County: 55.6 °FDelaware County55.6Montgomery County: 54.2 °FMontgomery County54.2Chester County: 53.8 °FChester County53.8Bucks County: 53.6 °FBucks County53.6Lancaster County: 53.3 °FLancaster County53.3York County: 53.2 °FYork County53.2Cumberland County: 53.1 °FCumberland County53.1Adams County: 53 °FAdams County53Berks County: 52.8 °FBerks County52.8Franklin County: 52.6 °FFranklin County52.6Lehigh County: 52.6 °FLehigh County52.6Dauphin County: 52.5 °FDauphin County52.5Lebanon County: 52.5 °FLebanon County52.5Perry County: 52.3 °FPerry County52.3Greene County: 52.2 °FGreene County52.2Fulton County: 52.1 °FFulton County52.1Allegheny County: 52 °FAllegheny County52Northampton County: 51.8 °FNorthampton County51.8Washington County: 51.8 °FWashington County51.8Juniata County: 51.7 °FJuniata County51.7Bedford County: 51.2 °FBedford County51.2Huntingdon County: 51.2 °FHuntingdon County51.2Fayette County: 51.1 °FFayette County51.1Westmoreland County: 51.1 °FWestmoreland County51.1Snyder County: 51 °FSnyder County51Beaver County: 50.8 °FBeaver County50.8Mifflin County: 50.8 °FMifflin County50.8Northumberland County: 50.7 °FNorthumberland County50.7Montour County: 50.5 °FMontour County50.5Armstrong County: 50.2 °FArmstrong County50.2Union County: 50.2 °FUnion County50.2Schuylkill County: 50 °FSchuylkill County50Blair County: 49.9 °FBlair County49.9Lawrence County: 49.9 °FLawrence County49.9Butler County: 49.7 °FButler County49.7Indiana County: 49.7 °FIndiana County49.7Columbia County: 49.5 °FColumbia County49.5Mercer County: 49.2 °FMercer County49.2Clarion County: 48.9 °FClarion County48.9
°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
1Philadelphia County56.2-0.7%
2Delaware County55.6-1.1%
3Montgomery County54.2-1.5%
4Chester County53.8-1.5%
5Bucks County53.6-1.1%
6Lancaster County53.3-1.7%
7York County53.2-1.7%
8Cumberland County53.1-0.9%
9Adams County53-1.5%
10Berks County52.8-1.3%
11Franklin County52.6-1.5%
11Lehigh County52.6-1.1%
13Dauphin County52.5-0.8%
13Lebanon County52.5-1.3%
15Perry County52.3-0.8%
16Greene County52.2-1.9%
17Fulton County52.1-1.1%
18Allegheny County52-2.1%
19Northampton County51.8-1%
19Washington County51.8-1.9%
21Juniata County51.7-1.3%
22Bedford County51.2-1.2%
22Huntingdon County51.2-1.3%
24Fayette County51.1-1.7%
24Westmoreland County51.1-1.9%
26Snyder County51-1.2%
27Beaver County50.8-2.7%
27Mifflin County50.8-1.7%
29Northumberland County50.7-1.2%
30Montour County50.5-1.6%
31Armstrong County50.2-2.1%
31Union County50.2-1.6%
33Schuylkill County50-1.2%
34Blair County49.9-1.2%
34Lawrence County49.9-3.1%
36Butler County49.7-2.4%
36Indiana County49.7-1.8%
38Columbia County49.5-1.4%
39Mercer County49.2-2.4%
40Clarion County48.9-2%
41Erie County48.8-1.4%
41Somerset County48.8-1.8%
41Venango County48.8-2.4%
44Carbon County48.6-0.8%
44Centre County48.6-1.8%
46Crawford County48.5-2.2%
46Lycoming County48.5-2%
48Cambria County48.2-1.4%
48Clinton County48.2-2%
50Jefferson County48.1-2%
50Luzerne County48.1-1.4%
50Monroe County48.1-1%
50Wyoming County48.1-1.8%
54Clearfield County48-1.4%
54Forest County48-2%
56Pike County47.8-1.4%
57Elk County47.6-1.4%
58Bradford County47.5-2.1%
58Lackawanna County47.5-2.1%
58Warren County47.5-1.9%
61Cameron County47-1.9%
62Susquehanna County46.9-1.7%
63Wayne County46.8-1.9%
64McKean County46.7-1.5%
65Tioga County46.5-1.9%
66Sullivan County46.1-1.7%
67Potter County45.8-1.9%

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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.

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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Pennsylvania by average annual temperature, 2018}},
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