Counties in Tennessee by average annual temperature

Shelby County had the highest average annual temperature of 95 counties in 2016, at 63.8 °F. Johnson County had the lowest, at 53.7 °F. The median was 60.5 °F and the figure for Tennessee was 60.3 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest63.8Shelby County

Lowest53.7Johnson County

Median60.595 counties

Tennessee60.3History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 59
59 to 60
60 to 61
61 to 62
62 and over

°F, 2016. 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, 2016

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 °F	Change on 2015
1	Shelby County	63.8	+2.6%
2	Fayette County	63	+2.6%
3	Tipton County	62.8	+2.4%
4	Lauderdale County	62.7	+2.8%
5	Hardeman County	62.5	+2.8%
5	Haywood County	62.5	+2.6%
7	Crockett County	62	+2.6%
8	Madison County	61.9	+2.7%
8	McNairy County	61.9	+2.3%
10	Chester County	61.8	+2.5%
10	Decatur County	61.8	+2.1%
10	Dyer County	61.8	+2.7%
10	Hardin County	61.8	+1.8%
14	Hamilton County	61.6	+2%
14	Lincoln County	61.6	+2.7%
14	Perry County	61.6	+2.5%
17	Bradley County	61.5	+2%
18	Davidson County	61.4	+2.3%
18	Henderson County	61.4	+2.5%
18	Wayne County	61.4	+1.8%
21	Gibson County	61.3	+2.7%
21	Lake County	61.3	+3%
23	McMinn County	61.2	+2%
24	Giles County	61.1	+2.7%
24	Lawrence County	61.1	+2.7%
24	Meigs County	61.1	+1.8%
24	Moore County	61.1	+2.9%
24	Rutherford County	61.1	+2.3%
29	Bedford County	61	+2.7%
29	Benton County	61	+2.7%
29	Carroll County	61	+2.7%
29	Cheatham County	61	+2.3%
29	Loudon County	61	+2.3%
29	Montgomery County	61	+3%
35	Lewis County	60.8	+2.5%
35	Wilson County	60.8	+2.2%
37	Franklin County	60.7	+2.5%
37	Marshall County	60.7	+2.7%
37	Maury County	60.7	+2.5%
37	Weakley County	60.7	+2.9%
37	Williamson County	60.7	+2.5%
42	Hickman County	60.6	+2.7%
42	Humphreys County	60.6	+2.7%
42	Knox County	60.6	+1.8%
42	Roane County	60.6	+2.2%
46	Henry County	60.5	+2.7%
46	Obion County	60.5	+2.7%
46	Robertson County	60.5	+2.4%
49	Houston County	60.4	+2.5%
49	Stewart County	60.4	+2.5%
51	Dickson County	60.3	+2.6%
51	Marion County	60.3	+2%
51	Rhea County	60.3	+1.9%
51	Smith County	60.3	+2%
51	Trousdale County	60.3	+1.7%
56	Sumner County	60.2	+1.9%
57	Cannon County	60.1	+1.9%
57	DeKalb County	60.1	+1.9%
57	Polk County	60.1	+1.9%
60	Blount County	60	+2.2%
60	Jackson County	60	+2.2%
60	Jefferson County	60	+1.5%
63	Coffee County	59.9	+2%
64	Monroe County	59.8	+2.2%
64	Warren County	59.8	+2%
66	Clay County	59.7	+2.2%
67	Anderson County	59.5	+1.9%
67	White County	59.5	+2.2%
69	Macon County	59.4	+1.9%
70	Bledsoe County	59.3	+1.7%
70	Hamblen County	59.3	+1.4%
70	Putnam County	59.3	+2.4%
70	Sequatchie County	59.3	+1.9%
74	Overton County	59	+2.3%
75	Cocke County	58.9	+1%
75	Van Buren County	58.9	+1.9%
77	Greene County	58.7	+0.9%
77	Pickett County	58.7	+1.6%
79	Grainger County	58.6	+1.6%
79	Hawkins County	58.6	+1%
81	Union County	58.5	+1.4%
82	Grundy County	58.4	+2.1%
82	Washington County	58.4	+0.9%
84	Morgan County	58.3	+1.7%
85	Sevier County	58	+1.6%
86	Cumberland County	57.9	+2.1%
86	Sullivan County	57.9	+0.9%
88	Fentress County	57.6	+1.6%
89	Hancock County	57.5	+1.4%
90	Campbell County	57.2	+1.4%
91	Scott County	57	+1.4%
92	Claiborne County	56.8	+1.2%
93	Carter County	55.4	+0.7%
94	Unicoi County	55.3	+1.1%
95	Johnson County	53.7	+0.4%

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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.

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.

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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 Tennessee by average annual temperature, 2016) [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 Tennessee by average annual temperature, 2016. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{noaa_counties_in_tennessee_by_2016,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Tennessee by average annual temperature, 2016}},
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