Counties in Pennsylvania by average annual temperature

Philadelphia County had the highest average annual temperature of 67 counties in 2023, at 57.2 °F. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 48 °F. The median was 51.7 °F and the figure for Pennsylvania was 51.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Median51.767 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 54.8 °FAllegheny County: 53.8 °FArmstrong County: 51.7 °FBeaver County: 52.3 °FBedford County: 52.7 °FBerks County: 54.1 °FBlair County: 51.6 °FBradford County: 49.3 °FBucks County: 54.7 °FButler County: 51.8 °FCambria County: 49.7 °FCameron County: 49.5 °FCarbon County: 50.3 °FCentre County: 50.9 °FChester County: 55 °FClarion County: 50.6 °FClearfield County: 50.1 °FClinton County: 50.4 °FColumbia County: 51.3 °FCrawford County: 49.9 °FCumberland County: 54.8 °FDauphin County: 54.3 °FDelaware County: 56.8 °FElk County: 49.7 °FErie County: 49.9 °FFayette County: 52 °FForest County: 49.6 °FFranklin County: 54.3 °FFulton County: 53.8 °FGreene County: 53 °FHuntingdon County: 52.9 °FIndiana County: 51 °FJefferson County: 50.4 °FJuniata County: 53.4 °FLackawanna County: 49.8 °FLancaster County: 55 °FLawrence County: 51.9 °FLebanon County: 54.1 °FLehigh County: 53.6 °FLuzerne County: 50.2 °FLycoming County: 50.5 °FMcKean County: 48.9 °FMercer County: 51 °FMifflin County: 52.7 °FMonroe County: 49.8 °FMontgomery County: 55.6 °FMontour County: 52.3 °FNorthampton County: 53 °FNorthumberland County: 52.4 °FPerry County: 54 °FPhiladelphia County: 57.2 °FPike County: 49.6 °FPotter County: 48.3 °FSchuylkill County: 51.5 °FSnyder County: 52.8 °FSomerset County: 49.9 °FSullivan County: 48 °FSusquehanna County: 49.4 °FTioga County: 48.6 °FUnion County: 52.1 °FVenango County: 50.4 °FWarren County: 49 °FWashington County: 53.1 °FWayne County: 49.1 °FWestmoreland County: 52.9 °FWyoming County: 50.3 °FYork County: 55.3 °F
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°F, 2023. 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, 2023

Philadelphia County: 57.2 °FPhiladelphia County57.2Delaware County: 56.8 °FDelaware County56.8Montgomery County: 55.6 °FMontgomery County55.6York County: 55.3 °FYork County55.3Chester County: 55 °FChester County55Lancaster County: 55 °FLancaster County55Adams County: 54.8 °FAdams County54.8Cumberland County: 54.8 °FCumberland County54.8Bucks County: 54.7 °FBucks County54.7Dauphin County: 54.3 °FDauphin County54.3Franklin County: 54.3 °FFranklin County54.3Berks County: 54.1 °FBerks County54.1Lebanon County: 54.1 °FLebanon County54.1Perry County: 54 °FPerry County54Allegheny County: 53.8 °FAllegheny County53.8Fulton County: 53.8 °FFulton County53.8Lehigh County: 53.6 °FLehigh County53.6Juniata County: 53.4 °FJuniata County53.4Washington County: 53.1 °FWashington County53.1Greene County: 53 °FGreene County53Northampton County: 53 °FNorthampton County53Huntingdon County: 52.9 °FHuntingdon County52.9Westmoreland County: 52.9 °FWestmoreland County52.9Snyder County: 52.8 °FSnyder County52.8Bedford County: 52.7 °FBedford County52.7Mifflin County: 52.7 °FMifflin County52.7Northumberland County: 52.4 °FNorthumberland County52.4Beaver County: 52.3 °FBeaver County52.3Montour County: 52.3 °FMontour County52.3Union County: 52.1 °FUnion County52.1Fayette County: 52 °FFayette County52Lawrence County: 51.9 °FLawrence County51.9Butler County: 51.8 °FButler County51.8Armstrong County: 51.7 °FArmstrong County51.7Blair County: 51.6 °FBlair County51.6Schuylkill County: 51.5 °FSchuylkill County51.5Columbia County: 51.3 °FColumbia County51.3Indiana County: 51 °FIndiana County51Mercer County: 51 °FMercer County51Centre County: 50.9 °FCentre County50.9Philadelphia County: 57.2 °FPhiladelphia County57.2Delaware County: 56.8 °FDelaware County56.8Montgomery County: 55.6 °FMontgomery County55.6York County: 55.3 °FYork County55.3Chester County: 55 °FChester County55Lancaster County: 55 °FLancaster County55Adams County: 54.8 °FAdams County54.8Cumberland County: 54.8 °FCumberland County54.8Bucks County: 54.7 °FBucks County54.7Dauphin County: 54.3 °FDauphin County54.3Franklin County: 54.3 °FFranklin County54.3Berks County: 54.1 °FBerks County54.1Lebanon County: 54.1 °FLebanon County54.1Perry County: 54 °FPerry County54Allegheny County: 53.8 °FAllegheny County53.8Fulton County: 53.8 °FFulton County53.8Lehigh County: 53.6 °FLehigh County53.6Juniata County: 53.4 °FJuniata County53.4Washington County: 53.1 °FWashington County53.1Greene County: 53 °FGreene County53Northampton County: 53 °FNorthampton County53Huntingdon County: 52.9 °FHuntingdon County52.9Westmoreland County: 52.9 °FWestmoreland County52.9Snyder County: 52.8 °FSnyder County52.8Bedford County: 52.7 °FBedford County52.7Mifflin County: 52.7 °FMifflin County52.7Northumberland County: 52.4 °FNorthumberland County52.4Beaver County: 52.3 °FBeaver County52.3Montour County: 52.3 °FMontour County52.3Union County: 52.1 °FUnion County52.1Fayette County: 52 °FFayette County52Lawrence County: 51.9 °FLawrence County51.9Butler County: 51.8 °FButler County51.8Armstrong County: 51.7 °FArmstrong County51.7Blair County: 51.6 °FBlair County51.6Schuylkill County: 51.5 °FSchuylkill County51.5Columbia County: 51.3 °FColumbia County51.3Indiana County: 51 °FIndiana County51Mercer County: 51 °FMercer County51Centre County: 50.9 °FCentre County50.9
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
°F
Change on 2022
1Philadelphia County57.2+1.4%
2Delaware County56.8+1.8%
3Montgomery County55.6+2.2%
4York County55.3+3%
5Chester County55+2.6%
5Lancaster County55+2.8%
7Adams County54.8+3.6%
7Cumberland County54.8+3.6%
9Bucks County54.7+2.1%
10Dauphin County54.3+3.2%
10Franklin County54.3+3.8%
12Berks County54.1+2.7%
12Lebanon County54.1+2.7%
14Perry County54+3.4%
15Allegheny County53.8+3.9%
15Fulton County53.8+3.5%
17Lehigh County53.6+2.9%
18Juniata County53.4+3.3%
19Washington County53.1+3.5%
20Greene County53+3.3%
20Northampton County53+3.3%
22Huntingdon County52.9+3.5%
22Westmoreland County52.9+4.1%
24Snyder County52.8+3.3%
25Bedford County52.7+3.7%
25Mifflin County52.7+3.3%
27Northumberland County52.4+3.1%
28Beaver County52.3+3.6%
28Montour County52.3+3.6%
30Union County52.1+3.6%
31Fayette County52+3.8%
32Lawrence County51.9+4.4%
33Butler County51.8+4.9%
34Armstrong County51.7+4.4%
35Blair County51.6+4.2%
36Schuylkill County51.5+3%
37Columbia County51.3+3.6%
38Indiana County51+4.1%
38Mercer County51+4.3%
40Centre County50.9+3.7%
41Clarion County50.6+5.2%
42Lycoming County50.5+4.1%
43Clinton County50.4+3.9%
43Jefferson County50.4+4.8%
43Venango County50.4+4.8%
46Carbon County50.3+3.7%
46Wyoming County50.3+4.4%
48Luzerne County50.2+3.7%
49Clearfield County50.1+4.2%
50Crawford County49.9+3.5%
50Erie County49.9+2.7%
50Somerset County49.9+4.2%
53Lackawanna County49.8+3.3%
53Monroe County49.8+4%
55Cambria County49.7+4.4%
55Elk County49.7+4.6%
57Forest County49.6+4.9%
57Pike County49.6+3.5%
59Cameron County49.5+4%
60Susquehanna County49.4+4.7%
61Bradford County49.3+4.7%
62Wayne County49.1+3.8%
63Warren County49+4.5%
64McKean County48.9+4.3%
65Tioga County48.6+4.5%
66Potter County48.3+4.3%
67Sullivan County48+5%

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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.

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.

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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 Pennsylvania by average annual temperature, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Pennsylvania by average annual temperature, 2023}},
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