Counties in Tennessee by average annual temperature

Shelby County had the highest average annual temperature of 95 counties in 2021, at 62.2 °F. Johnson County had the lowest, at 53 °F. The median was 59.2 °F and the figure for Tennessee was 59 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest62.2Shelby County

Lowest53Johnson County

Median59.295 counties

Tennessee59History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 58
58 to 59
59 to 60
60 and over

°F, 2021. 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, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 °F	Change on 2020
1	Shelby County	62.2	0%
2	Tipton County	61.6	+0.2%
3	Fayette County	61.3	-0.2%
3	Lauderdale County	61.3	+0.3%
5	Hardin County	61	0%
5	Haywood County	61	+0.2%
7	Hardeman County	60.9	-0.2%
8	Decatur County	60.8	0%
9	McNairy County	60.7	-0.3%
10	Crockett County	60.6	+0.5%
10	Dyer County	60.6	+0.7%
12	Chester County	60.5	-0.2%
12	Madison County	60.5	0%
14	Bradley County	60.3	-1%
14	Hamilton County	60.3	-1%
14	Henderson County	60.3	-0.2%
14	Perry County	60.3	-0.2%
18	Davidson County	60.2	-0.2%
19	McMinn County	60.1	-0.5%
19	Wayne County	60.1	-0.3%
21	Benton County	60	-0.2%
21	Lake County	60	+0.2%
23	Gibson County	59.9	+0.3%
23	Meigs County	59.9	-0.8%
25	Carroll County	59.8	+0.2%
25	Loudon County	59.8	-0.2%
25	Rutherford County	59.8	-0.3%
28	Humphreys County	59.7	-0.3%
29	Cheatham County	59.6	-0.5%
29	Franklin County	59.6	-0.3%
29	Montgomery County	59.6	-0.3%
29	Wilson County	59.6	-0.2%
33	Bedford County	59.5	-0.8%
33	Lincoln County	59.5	-0.8%
33	Stewart County	59.5	0%
33	Williamson County	59.5	-0.3%
37	Houston County	59.4	-0.3%
37	Marshall County	59.4	-1%
37	Moore County	59.4	-0.7%
37	Roane County	59.4	-0.5%
37	Weakley County	59.4	+0.7%
42	Henry County	59.3	+0.2%
42	Hickman County	59.3	-0.7%
42	Knox County	59.3	-0.2%
42	Marion County	59.3	-0.7%
42	Obion County	59.3	+0.2%
47	Jefferson County	59.2	-0.5%
47	Lawrence County	59.2	-0.8%
47	Lewis County	59.2	-0.7%
47	Maury County	59.2	-1%
47	Trousdale County	59.2	-0.2%
52	Dickson County	59.1	-0.7%
52	Polk County	59.1	-0.8%
52	Smith County	59.1	-0.5%
52	Sumner County	59.1	0%
56	Robertson County	59	-0.2%
57	DeKalb County	58.9	-0.8%
58	Jackson County	58.8	-0.5%
58	Monroe County	58.8	-0.3%
58	Rhea County	58.8	-0.8%
61	Blount County	58.7	-0.3%
61	Cannon County	58.7	-0.8%
61	Giles County	58.7	-1%
64	Clay County	58.5	-0.5%
64	Coffee County	58.5	-0.8%
66	Hamblen County	58.4	-0.5%
66	Warren County	58.4	-1%
68	Macon County	58.3	-0.2%
69	Cocke County	58.2	-0.5%
70	Putnam County	58	-0.3%
70	Sequatchie County	58	-0.9%
72	Anderson County	57.9	-0.9%
72	White County	57.9	-0.9%
74	Bledsoe County	57.8	-0.9%
74	Greene County	57.8	-0.7%
74	Hawkins County	57.8	-0.3%
74	Pickett County	57.8	-1%
78	Overton County	57.7	-0.7%
79	Grainger County	57.6	-0.3%
80	Van Buren County	57.4	-1%
80	Washington County	57.4	-0.7%
82	Sullivan County	57.2	-0.7%
82	Union County	57.2	-0.5%
84	Grundy County	57.1	-0.9%
85	Sevier County	57	-0.5%
86	Morgan County	56.9	-1%
87	Hancock County	56.8	+0.2%
88	Fentress County	56.4	-1.4%
89	Campbell County	55.9	-1.1%
89	Cumberland County	55.9	-0.7%
89	Scott County	55.9	-1.2%
92	Claiborne County	55.8	-0.4%
93	Carter County	54.6	-0.4%
94	Unicoi County	53.9	-1.1%
95	Johnson County	53	-0.9%

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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.

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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