Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature

Kenosha County had the highest average annual temperature of 72 counties in 2022, at 48.3 °F. Vilas County had the lowest, at 38 °F. The median was 44 °F and the figure for Wisconsin was 42.9 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest48.3Kenosha County
Lowest38Vilas County
Median4472 counties
Wisconsin42.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 44.3 °FAshland County: 38.9 °FBarron County: 41 °FBayfield County: 39.2 °FBrown County: 44.9 °FBuffalo County: 44 °FBurnett County: 40.8 °FCalumet County: 45.1 °FChippewa County: 42 °FClark County: 42.3 °FColumbia County: 45.9 °FCrawford County: 45.4 °FDane County: 46.5 °FDodge County: 45.5 °FDoor County: 43.3 °FDouglas County: 39.2 °FDunn County: 42.8 °FEau Claire County: 43.1 °FFlorence County: 40 °FFond du Lac County: 45.4 °FForest County: 39.3 °FGrant County: 45.9 °FGreen County: 46.7 °FGreen Lake County: 45.5 °FIowa County: 45.8 °FIron County: 38 °FJackson County: 43.7 °FJefferson County: 46.5 °FJuneau County: 44.1 °FKenosha County: 48.3 °FKewaunee County: 44.1 °FLa Crosse County: 44.5 °FLafayette County: 46.2 °FLanglade County: 40.2 °FLincoln County: 40.3 °FManitowoc County: 44.9 °FMarathon County: 42.3 °FMarinette County: 42.3 °FMarquette County: 45.3 °FMenominee County: 42.3 °FMilwaukee County: 48 °FMonroe County: 43.3 °FOconto County: 42.9 °FOneida County: 38.9 °FOutagamie County: 44.9 °FOzaukee County: 46.2 °FPepin County: 43.7 °FPierce County: 43 °FPolk County: 41.5 °FPortage County: 43.5 °FPrice County: 39.1 °FRacine County: 47.9 °FRichland County: 45.3 °FRock County: 47.2 °FRusk County: 40.5 °FSt. Croix County: 42.6 °FSauk County: 45.2 °FSawyer County: 39.4 °FShawano County: 43.3 °FSheboygan County: 45.5 °FTaylor County: 40.6 °FTrempealeau County: 44 °FVernon County: 44 °FVilas County: 38 °FWalworth County: 47 °FWashburn County: 39.9 °FWashington County: 45.1 °FWaukesha County: 46.6 °FWaupaca County: 44.6 °FWaushara County: 44.7 °FWinnebago County: 45.5 °FWood County: 43.2 °F
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°F, 2022. 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, 2022

Kenosha County: 48.3 °FKenosha County48.3Milwaukee County: 48 °FMilwaukee County48Racine County: 47.9 °FRacine County47.9Rock County: 47.2 °FRock County47.2Walworth County: 47 °FWalworth County47Green County: 46.7 °FGreen County46.7Waukesha County: 46.6 °FWaukesha County46.6Dane County: 46.5 °FDane County46.5Jefferson County: 46.5 °FJefferson County46.5Lafayette County: 46.2 °FLafayette County46.2Ozaukee County: 46.2 °FOzaukee County46.2Columbia County: 45.9 °FColumbia County45.9Grant County: 45.9 °FGrant County45.9Iowa County: 45.8 °FIowa County45.8Dodge County: 45.5 °FDodge County45.5Green Lake County: 45.5 °FGreen Lake County45.5Sheboygan County: 45.5 °FSheboygan County45.5Winnebago County: 45.5 °FWinnebago County45.5Crawford County: 45.4 °FCrawford County45.4Fond du Lac County: 45.4 °FFond du Lac County45.4Marquette County: 45.3 °FMarquette County45.3Richland County: 45.3 °FRichland County45.3Sauk County: 45.2 °FSauk County45.2Calumet County: 45.1 °FCalumet County45.1Washington County: 45.1 °FWashington County45.1Brown County: 44.9 °FBrown County44.9Manitowoc County: 44.9 °FManitowoc County44.9Outagamie County: 44.9 °FOutagamie County44.9Waushara County: 44.7 °FWaushara County44.7Waupaca County: 44.6 °FWaupaca County44.6La Crosse County: 44.5 °FLa Crosse County44.5Adams County: 44.3 °FAdams County44.3Juneau County: 44.1 °FJuneau County44.1Kewaunee County: 44.1 °FKewaunee County44.1Buffalo County: 44 °FBuffalo County44Trempealeau County: 44 °FTrempealeau County44Vernon County: 44 °FVernon County44Jackson County: 43.7 °FJackson County43.7Pepin County: 43.7 °FPepin County43.7Portage County: 43.5 °FPortage County43.5Kenosha County: 48.3 °FKenosha County48.3Milwaukee County: 48 °FMilwaukee County48Racine County: 47.9 °FRacine County47.9Rock County: 47.2 °FRock County47.2Walworth County: 47 °FWalworth County47Green County: 46.7 °FGreen County46.7Waukesha County: 46.6 °FWaukesha County46.6Dane County: 46.5 °FDane County46.5Jefferson County: 46.5 °FJefferson County46.5Lafayette County: 46.2 °FLafayette County46.2Ozaukee County: 46.2 °FOzaukee County46.2Columbia County: 45.9 °FColumbia County45.9Grant County: 45.9 °FGrant County45.9Iowa County: 45.8 °FIowa County45.8Dodge County: 45.5 °FDodge County45.5Green Lake County: 45.5 °FGreen Lake County45.5Sheboygan County: 45.5 °FSheboygan County45.5Winnebago County: 45.5 °FWinnebago County45.5Crawford County: 45.4 °FCrawford County45.4Fond du Lac County: 45.4 °FFond du Lac County45.4Marquette County: 45.3 °FMarquette County45.3Richland County: 45.3 °FRichland County45.3Sauk County: 45.2 °FSauk County45.2Calumet County: 45.1 °FCalumet County45.1Washington County: 45.1 °FWashington County45.1Brown County: 44.9 °FBrown County44.9Manitowoc County: 44.9 °FManitowoc County44.9Outagamie County: 44.9 °FOutagamie County44.9Waushara County: 44.7 °FWaushara County44.7Waupaca County: 44.6 °FWaupaca County44.6La Crosse County: 44.5 °FLa Crosse County44.5Adams County: 44.3 °FAdams County44.3Juneau County: 44.1 °FJuneau County44.1Kewaunee County: 44.1 °FKewaunee County44.1Buffalo County: 44 °FBuffalo County44Trempealeau County: 44 °FTrempealeau County44Vernon County: 44 °FVernon County44Jackson County: 43.7 °FJackson County43.7Pepin County: 43.7 °FPepin County43.7Portage County: 43.5 °FPortage County43.5
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
°F
Change on 2021
1Kenosha County48.3-4.2%
2Milwaukee County48-4.2%
3Racine County47.9-4%
4Rock County47.2-4.5%
5Walworth County47-4.5%
6Green County46.7-4.3%
7Waukesha County46.6-4.5%
8Dane County46.5-4.7%
8Jefferson County46.5-5.1%
10Lafayette County46.2-4.7%
10Ozaukee County46.2-4.7%
12Columbia County45.9-5%
12Grant County45.9-5.6%
14Iowa County45.8-5.2%
15Dodge County45.5-5.2%
15Green Lake County45.5-4.8%
15Sheboygan County45.5-5%
15Winnebago County45.5-5%
19Crawford County45.4-5.8%
19Fond du Lac County45.4-5%
21Marquette County45.3-4.8%
21Richland County45.3-5.4%
23Sauk County45.2-5.2%
24Calumet County45.1-5.1%
24Washington County45.1-4.9%
26Brown County44.9-4.5%
26Manitowoc County44.9-5.1%
26Outagamie County44.9-4.9%
29Waushara County44.7-5.5%
30Waupaca County44.6-5.5%
31La Crosse County44.5-6.7%
32Adams County44.3-5.5%
33Juneau County44.1-6%
33Kewaunee County44.1-5.2%
35Buffalo County44-6.6%
35Trempealeau County44-6.8%
35Vernon County44-6.4%
38Jackson County43.7-7%
38Pepin County43.7-7%
40Portage County43.5-6.2%
41Door County43.3-5.3%
41Monroe County43.3-6.9%
41Shawano County43.3-5.5%
44Wood County43.2-6.7%
45Eau Claire County43.1-7.3%
46Pierce County43-7.3%
47Oconto County42.9-5.1%
48Dunn County42.8-7.6%
49St. Croix County42.6-7.6%
50Clark County42.3-7.4%
50Marathon County42.3-6.2%
50Marinette County42.3-4.9%
50Menominee County42.3-5.6%
54Chippewa County42-7.7%
55Polk County41.5-8.2%
56Barron County41-7.9%
57Burnett County40.8-8.3%
58Taylor County40.6-8.1%
59Rusk County40.5-8.4%
60Lincoln County40.3-6.9%
61Langlade County40.2-6.1%
62Florence County40-6.3%
63Washburn County39.9-8.3%
64Sawyer County39.4-8.4%
65Forest County39.3-6%
66Bayfield County39.2-8.4%
66Douglas County39.2-9.5%
68Price County39.1-8%
69Ashland County38.9-7.8%
69Oneida County38.9-6.9%
71Iron County38-8%
71Vilas County38-7.3%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Vilas County, with 38 °F in 2022.

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