Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature

Kenosha County had the highest average annual temperature of 72 counties in 2014, at 44.5 °F. Vilas County had the lowest, at 35.2 °F. The median was 41.3 °F and the figure for Wisconsin was 40.2 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest44.5Kenosha County
Lowest35.2Vilas County
Median41.372 counties
Wisconsin40.2History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 42 °FAshland County: 36.8 °FBarron County: 38.9 °FBayfield County: 37.1 °FBrown County: 41.3 °FBuffalo County: 42.3 °FBurnett County: 38.8 °FCalumet County: 41.9 °FChippewa County: 39.6 °FClark County: 39.7 °FColumbia County: 43 °FCrawford County: 43.5 °FDane County: 43.6 °FDodge County: 42.4 °FDoor County: 40 °FDouglas County: 37.1 °FDunn County: 40.6 °FEau Claire County: 40.7 °FFlorence County: 36.8 °FFond du Lac County: 42 °FForest County: 36.2 °FGrant County: 43.7 °FGreen County: 44.1 °FGreen Lake County: 42.5 °FIowa County: 43.5 °FIron County: 36.1 °FJackson County: 41.2 °FJefferson County: 43.7 °FJuneau County: 41.9 °FKenosha County: 44.5 °FKewaunee County: 40.7 °FLa Crosse County: 42.6 °FLafayette County: 43.7 °FLanglade County: 37.2 °FLincoln County: 37.3 °FManitowoc County: 41.6 °FMarathon County: 39.1 °FMarinette County: 39.1 °FMarquette County: 42.7 °FMenominee County: 39.4 °FMilwaukee County: 44.1 °FMonroe County: 41.1 °FOconto County: 39.7 °FOneida County: 36 °FOutagamie County: 41.6 °FOzaukee County: 43 °FPepin County: 41.9 °FPierce County: 40.6 °FPolk County: 39.6 °FPortage County: 40.6 °FPrice County: 36.7 °FRacine County: 44.1 °FRichland County: 43.2 °FRock County: 44.2 °FRusk County: 38.1 °FSt. Croix County: 40.4 °FSauk County: 43.1 °FSawyer County: 37.1 °FShawano County: 40.1 °FSheboygan County: 42.2 °FTaylor County: 37.9 °FTrempealeau County: 42.1 °FVernon County: 42.1 °FVilas County: 35.2 °FWalworth County: 43.9 °FWashburn County: 37.8 °FWashington County: 42.3 °FWaukesha County: 43.5 °FWaupaca County: 41.2 °FWaushara County: 41.8 °FWinnebago County: 42.2 °FWood County: 40.7 °F
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°F, 2014. 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, 2014

Kenosha County: 44.5 °FKenosha County44.5Rock County: 44.2 °FRock County44.2Green County: 44.1 °FGreen County44.1Milwaukee County: 44.1 °FMilwaukee County44.1Racine County: 44.1 °FRacine County44.1Walworth County: 43.9 °FWalworth County43.9Grant County: 43.7 °FGrant County43.7Jefferson County: 43.7 °FJefferson County43.7Lafayette County: 43.7 °FLafayette County43.7Dane County: 43.6 °FDane County43.6Crawford County: 43.5 °FCrawford County43.5Iowa County: 43.5 °FIowa County43.5Waukesha County: 43.5 °FWaukesha County43.5Richland County: 43.2 °FRichland County43.2Sauk County: 43.1 °FSauk County43.1Columbia County: 43 °FColumbia County43Ozaukee County: 43 °FOzaukee County43Marquette County: 42.7 °FMarquette County42.7La Crosse County: 42.6 °FLa Crosse County42.6Green Lake County: 42.5 °FGreen Lake County42.5Dodge County: 42.4 °FDodge County42.4Buffalo County: 42.3 °FBuffalo County42.3Washington County: 42.3 °FWashington County42.3Sheboygan County: 42.2 °FSheboygan County42.2Winnebago County: 42.2 °FWinnebago County42.2Trempealeau County: 42.1 °FTrempealeau County42.1Vernon County: 42.1 °FVernon County42.1Adams County: 42 °FAdams County42Fond du Lac County: 42 °FFond du Lac County42Calumet County: 41.9 °FCalumet County41.9Juneau County: 41.9 °FJuneau County41.9Pepin County: 41.9 °FPepin County41.9Waushara County: 41.8 °FWaushara County41.8Manitowoc County: 41.6 °FManitowoc County41.6Outagamie County: 41.6 °FOutagamie County41.6Brown County: 41.3 °FBrown County41.3Jackson County: 41.2 °FJackson County41.2Waupaca County: 41.2 °FWaupaca County41.2Monroe County: 41.1 °FMonroe County41.1Eau Claire County: 40.7 °FEau Claire County40.7Kenosha County: 44.5 °FKenosha County44.5Rock County: 44.2 °FRock County44.2Green County: 44.1 °FGreen County44.1Milwaukee County: 44.1 °FMilwaukee County44.1Racine County: 44.1 °FRacine County44.1Walworth County: 43.9 °FWalworth County43.9Grant County: 43.7 °FGrant County43.7Jefferson County: 43.7 °FJefferson County43.7Lafayette County: 43.7 °FLafayette County43.7Dane County: 43.6 °FDane County43.6Crawford County: 43.5 °FCrawford County43.5Iowa County: 43.5 °FIowa County43.5Waukesha County: 43.5 °FWaukesha County43.5Richland County: 43.2 °FRichland County43.2Sauk County: 43.1 °FSauk County43.1Columbia County: 43 °FColumbia County43Ozaukee County: 43 °FOzaukee County43Marquette County: 42.7 °FMarquette County42.7La Crosse County: 42.6 °FLa Crosse County42.6Green Lake County: 42.5 °FGreen Lake County42.5Dodge County: 42.4 °FDodge County42.4Buffalo County: 42.3 °FBuffalo County42.3Washington County: 42.3 °FWashington County42.3Sheboygan County: 42.2 °FSheboygan County42.2Winnebago County: 42.2 °FWinnebago County42.2Trempealeau County: 42.1 °FTrempealeau County42.1Vernon County: 42.1 °FVernon County42.1Adams County: 42 °FAdams County42Fond du Lac County: 42 °FFond du Lac County42Calumet County: 41.9 °FCalumet County41.9Juneau County: 41.9 °FJuneau County41.9Pepin County: 41.9 °FPepin County41.9Waushara County: 41.8 °FWaushara County41.8Manitowoc County: 41.6 °FManitowoc County41.6Outagamie County: 41.6 °FOutagamie County41.6Brown County: 41.3 °FBrown County41.3Jackson County: 41.2 °FJackson County41.2Waupaca County: 41.2 °FWaupaca County41.2Monroe County: 41.1 °FMonroe County41.1Eau Claire County: 40.7 °FEau Claire County40.7
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
°F
Change on 2013
1Kenosha County44.5-4.1%
2Rock County44.2-3.5%
3Green County44.1-3.5%
3Milwaukee County44.1-3.7%
3Racine County44.1-4.1%
6Walworth County43.9-3.5%
7Grant County43.7-3.3%
7Jefferson County43.7-3.3%
7Lafayette County43.7-3.3%
10Dane County43.6-2.9%
11Crawford County43.5-3.1%
11Iowa County43.5-3.1%
11Waukesha County43.5-3.5%
14Richland County43.2-2.9%
15Sauk County43.1-2.7%
16Columbia County43-2.9%
16Ozaukee County43-3.6%
18Marquette County42.7-2.5%
19La Crosse County42.6-3.2%
20Green Lake County42.5-2.7%
21Dodge County42.4-3.4%
22Buffalo County42.3-3%
22Washington County42.3-3.4%
24Sheboygan County42.2-3.7%
24Winnebago County42.2-3.2%
26Trempealeau County42.1-3%
26Vernon County42.1-3.2%
28Adams County42-2.8%
28Fond du Lac County42-3.2%
30Calumet County41.9-3.7%
30Juneau County41.9-3%
30Pepin County41.9-2.8%
33Waushara County41.8-3%
34Manitowoc County41.6-4.1%
34Outagamie County41.6-3.7%
36Brown County41.3-4.4%
37Jackson County41.2-3.5%
37Waupaca County41.2-3.7%
39Monroe County41.1-3.5%
40Eau Claire County40.7-3.3%
40Kewaunee County40.7-4.5%
40Wood County40.7-3.3%
43Dunn County40.6-2.9%
43Pierce County40.6-2.9%
43Portage County40.6-3.8%
46St. Croix County40.4-2.7%
47Shawano County40.1-4.3%
48Door County40-5.2%
49Clark County39.7-3.4%
49Oconto County39.7-5.3%
51Chippewa County39.6-3.2%
51Polk County39.6-2.9%
53Menominee County39.4-4.8%
54Marathon County39.1-4.2%
54Marinette County39.1-5.1%
56Barron County38.9-3.2%
57Burnett County38.8-3.5%
58Rusk County38.1-3.3%
59Taylor County37.9-3.8%
60Washburn County37.8-3.8%
61Lincoln County37.3-4.4%
62Langlade County37.2-4.6%
63Bayfield County37.1-3.4%
63Douglas County37.1-3.1%
63Sawyer County37.1-3.6%
66Ashland County36.8-3.4%
66Florence County36.8-5.2%
68Price County36.7-4.2%
69Forest County36.2-5.5%
70Iron County36.1-3.5%
71Oneida County36-5.3%
72Vilas County35.2-5.6%

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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 Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature, 2014. 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?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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