Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature, 2025

Kenosha County had the highest average annual temperature of 72 counties in 2025, at 48.9 °F. Vilas County had the lowest, at 39.6 °F. The median was 45.7 °F and the figure for Wisconsin was 44.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.9Kenosha County
Lowest39.6Vilas County
Median45.772 counties
Wisconsin44.6History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 45.8 °FAshland County: 41.1 °FBarron County: 43.5 °FBayfield County: 41.5 °FBrown County: 45.6 °FBuffalo County: 46.1 °FBurnett County: 43.3 °FCalumet County: 46 °FChippewa County: 44.3 °FClark County: 44.2 °FColumbia County: 47.3 °FCrawford County: 47.4 °FDane County: 48 °FDodge County: 46.8 °FDoor County: 44.6 °FDouglas County: 41.6 °FDunn County: 44.7 °FEau Claire County: 44.9 °FFlorence County: 41.5 °FFond du Lac County: 46.2 °FForest County: 40.7 °FGrant County: 48.1 °FGreen County: 48.4 °FGreen Lake County: 46.7 °FIowa County: 47.6 °FIron County: 40.2 °FJackson County: 45.8 °FJefferson County: 47.9 °FJuneau County: 45.9 °FKenosha County: 48.9 °FKewaunee County: 45 °FLa Crosse County: 46.9 °FLafayette County: 48 °FLanglade County: 41.6 °FLincoln County: 41.8 °FManitowoc County: 45.6 °FMarathon County: 43.6 °FMarinette County: 43.6 °FMarquette County: 46.7 °FMenominee County: 43.6 °FMilwaukee County: 48.1 °FMonroe County: 46.1 °FOconto County: 44.1 °FOneida County: 40.3 °FOutagamie County: 46.1 °FOzaukee County: 46.9 °FPepin County: 45.6 °FPierce County: 45.3 °FPolk County: 43.7 °FPortage County: 45.1 °FPrice County: 41 °FRacine County: 48.4 °FRichland County: 47.1 °FRock County: 48.9 °FRusk County: 43.4 °FSt. Croix County: 44.9 °FSauk County: 46.7 °FSawyer County: 41.9 °FShawano County: 44.5 °FSheboygan County: 46.1 °FTaylor County: 42.8 °FTrempealeau County: 46 °FVernon County: 46.4 °FVilas County: 39.6 °FWalworth County: 47.6 °FWashburn County: 42.7 °FWashington County: 46.2 °FWaukesha County: 47.4 °FWaupaca County: 45.9 °FWaushara County: 46 °FWinnebago County: 46.7 °FWood County: 44.9 °F
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°F, 2025. 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, 2025

Kenosha County: 48.9 °FKenosha County48.9Rock County: 48.9 °FRock County48.9Green County: 48.4 °FGreen County48.4Racine County: 48.4 °FRacine County48.4Grant County: 48.1 °FGrant County48.1Milwaukee County: 48.1 °FMilwaukee County48.1Dane County: 48 °FDane County48Lafayette County: 48 °FLafayette County48Jefferson County: 47.9 °FJefferson County47.9Iowa County: 47.6 °FIowa County47.6Walworth County: 47.6 °FWalworth County47.6Crawford County: 47.4 °FCrawford County47.4Waukesha County: 47.4 °FWaukesha County47.4Columbia County: 47.3 °FColumbia County47.3Richland County: 47.1 °FRichland County47.1La Crosse County: 46.9 °FLa Crosse County46.9Ozaukee County: 46.9 °FOzaukee County46.9Dodge County: 46.8 °FDodge County46.8Green Lake County: 46.7 °FGreen Lake County46.7Marquette County: 46.7 °FMarquette County46.7Sauk County: 46.7 °FSauk County46.7Winnebago County: 46.7 °FWinnebago County46.7Vernon County: 46.4 °FVernon County46.4Fond du Lac County: 46.2 °FFond du Lac County46.2Washington County: 46.2 °FWashington County46.2Buffalo County: 46.1 °FBuffalo County46.1Monroe County: 46.1 °FMonroe County46.1Outagamie County: 46.1 °FOutagamie County46.1Sheboygan County: 46.1 °FSheboygan County46.1Calumet County: 46 °FCalumet County46Trempealeau County: 46 °FTrempealeau County46Waushara County: 46 °FWaushara County46Juneau County: 45.9 °FJuneau County45.9Waupaca County: 45.9 °FWaupaca County45.9Adams County: 45.8 °FAdams County45.8Jackson County: 45.8 °FJackson County45.8Brown County: 45.6 °FBrown County45.6Manitowoc County: 45.6 °FManitowoc County45.6Pepin County: 45.6 °FPepin County45.6Pierce County: 45.3 °FPierce County45.3Kenosha County: 48.9 °FKenosha County48.9Rock County: 48.9 °FRock County48.9Green County: 48.4 °FGreen County48.4Racine County: 48.4 °FRacine County48.4Grant County: 48.1 °FGrant County48.1Milwaukee County: 48.1 °FMilwaukee County48.1Dane County: 48 °FDane County48Lafayette County: 48 °FLafayette County48Jefferson County: 47.9 °FJefferson County47.9Iowa County: 47.6 °FIowa County47.6Walworth County: 47.6 °FWalworth County47.6Crawford County: 47.4 °FCrawford County47.4Waukesha County: 47.4 °FWaukesha County47.4Columbia County: 47.3 °FColumbia County47.3Richland County: 47.1 °FRichland County47.1La Crosse County: 46.9 °FLa Crosse County46.9Ozaukee County: 46.9 °FOzaukee County46.9Dodge County: 46.8 °FDodge County46.8Green Lake County: 46.7 °FGreen Lake County46.7Marquette County: 46.7 °FMarquette County46.7Sauk County: 46.7 °FSauk County46.7Winnebago County: 46.7 °FWinnebago County46.7Vernon County: 46.4 °FVernon County46.4Fond du Lac County: 46.2 °FFond du Lac County46.2Washington County: 46.2 °FWashington County46.2Buffalo County: 46.1 °FBuffalo County46.1Monroe County: 46.1 °FMonroe County46.1Outagamie County: 46.1 °FOutagamie County46.1Sheboygan County: 46.1 °FSheboygan County46.1Calumet County: 46 °FCalumet County46Trempealeau County: 46 °FTrempealeau County46Waushara County: 46 °FWaushara County46Juneau County: 45.9 °FJuneau County45.9Waupaca County: 45.9 °FWaupaca County45.9Adams County: 45.8 °FAdams County45.8Jackson County: 45.8 °FJackson County45.8Brown County: 45.6 °FBrown County45.6Manitowoc County: 45.6 °FManitowoc County45.6Pepin County: 45.6 °FPepin County45.6Pierce County: 45.3 °FPierce County45.3
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
°F
Change on 2024
1Kenosha County48.9-5.6%
1Rock County48.9-4.9%
3Green County48.4-4.9%
3Racine County48.4-5.8%
5Grant County48.1-4.6%
5Milwaukee County48.1-6.4%
7Dane County48-5.3%
7Lafayette County48-4.4%
9Jefferson County47.9-5.3%
10Iowa County47.6-4.8%
10Walworth County47.6-5.4%
12Crawford County47.4-4.8%
12Waukesha County47.4-6%
14Columbia County47.3-5.8%
15Richland County47.1-4.8%
16La Crosse County46.9-5.1%
16Ozaukee County46.9-5.8%
18Dodge County46.8-5.8%
19Green Lake County46.7-6%
19Marquette County46.7-5.8%
19Sauk County46.7-5.7%
19Winnebago County46.7-6.2%
23Vernon County46.4-4.5%
24Fond du Lac County46.2-6.7%
24Washington County46.2-5.9%
26Buffalo County46.1-5.9%
26Monroe County46.1-4.8%
26Outagamie County46.1-6.5%
26Sheboygan County46.1-5.7%
30Calumet County46-6.3%
30Trempealeau County46-5.9%
30Waushara County46-6.7%
33Juneau County45.9-5.6%
33Waupaca County45.9-6.7%
35Adams County45.8-6.1%
35Jackson County45.8-5.8%
37Brown County45.6-6.9%
37Manitowoc County45.6-6.6%
37Pepin County45.6-6.4%
40Pierce County45.3-5.8%
41Portage County45.1-6.8%
42Kewaunee County45-7%
43Eau Claire County44.9-6.7%
43St. Croix County44.9-5.9%
43Wood County44.9-6.7%
46Dunn County44.7-6.7%
47Door County44.6-6.3%
48Shawano County44.5-6.9%
49Chippewa County44.3-6.1%
50Clark County44.2-6.2%
51Oconto County44.1-6.6%
52Polk County43.7-6.8%
53Marathon County43.6-7%
53Marinette County43.6-6.4%
53Menominee County43.6-7%
56Barron County43.5-6.7%
57Rusk County43.4-5%
58Burnett County43.3-6.7%
59Taylor County42.8-5.9%
60Washburn County42.7-5.9%
61Sawyer County41.9-6.3%
62Lincoln County41.8-7.5%
63Douglas County41.6-7.3%
63Langlade County41.6-7.3%
65Bayfield County41.5-7.4%
65Florence County41.5-6.7%
67Ashland County41.1-7%
68Price County41-7.4%
69Forest County40.7-7.1%
70Oneida County40.3-8%
71Iron County40.2-6.9%
72Vilas County39.6-7.9%

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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 Wisconsin by average annual temperature, 2025) [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 Wisconsin by average annual temperature, 2025. 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/wisconsin-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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