Counties in Wisconsin by average annual temperature

Kenosha County had the highest average annual temperature of 72 counties in 2024, at 51.8 °F. Vilas County had the lowest, at 43 °F. The median was 48.6 °F and the figure for Wisconsin was 47.6 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest51.8Kenosha County
Lowest43Vilas County
Median48.672 counties
Wisconsin47.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 48.8 °FAshland County: 44.2 °FBarron County: 46.6 °FBayfield County: 44.8 °FBrown County: 49 °FBuffalo County: 49 °FBurnett County: 46.4 °FCalumet County: 49.1 °FChippewa County: 47.2 °FClark County: 47.1 °FColumbia County: 50.2 °FCrawford County: 49.8 °FDane County: 50.7 °FDodge County: 49.7 °FDoor County: 47.6 °FDouglas County: 44.9 °FDunn County: 47.9 °FEau Claire County: 48.1 °FFlorence County: 44.5 °FFond du Lac County: 49.5 °FForest County: 43.8 °FGrant County: 50.4 °FGreen County: 50.9 °FGreen Lake County: 49.7 °FIowa County: 50 °FIron County: 43.2 °FJackson County: 48.6 °FJefferson County: 50.6 °FJuneau County: 48.6 °FKenosha County: 51.8 °FKewaunee County: 48.4 °FLa Crosse County: 49.4 °FLafayette County: 50.2 °FLanglade County: 44.9 °FLincoln County: 45.2 °FManitowoc County: 48.8 °FMarathon County: 46.9 °FMarinette County: 46.6 °FMarquette County: 49.6 °FMenominee County: 46.9 °FMilwaukee County: 51.4 °FMonroe County: 48.4 °FOconto County: 47.2 °FOneida County: 43.8 °FOutagamie County: 49.3 °FOzaukee County: 49.8 °FPepin County: 48.7 °FPierce County: 48.1 °FPolk County: 46.9 °FPortage County: 48.4 °FPrice County: 44.3 °FRacine County: 51.4 °FRichland County: 49.5 °FRock County: 51.4 °FRusk County: 45.7 °FSt. Croix County: 47.7 °FSauk County: 49.5 °FSawyer County: 44.7 °FShawano County: 47.8 °FSheboygan County: 48.9 °FTaylor County: 45.5 °FTrempealeau County: 48.9 °FVernon County: 48.6 °FVilas County: 43 °FWalworth County: 50.3 °FWashburn County: 45.4 °FWashington County: 49.1 °FWaukesha County: 50.4 °FWaupaca County: 49.2 °FWaushara County: 49.3 °FWinnebago County: 49.8 °FWood County: 48.1 °F
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°F, 2024. 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, 2024

Kenosha County: 51.8 °FKenosha County51.8Milwaukee County: 51.4 °FMilwaukee County51.4Racine County: 51.4 °FRacine County51.4Rock County: 51.4 °FRock County51.4Green County: 50.9 °FGreen County50.9Dane County: 50.7 °FDane County50.7Jefferson County: 50.6 °FJefferson County50.6Grant County: 50.4 °FGrant County50.4Waukesha County: 50.4 °FWaukesha County50.4Walworth County: 50.3 °FWalworth County50.3Columbia County: 50.2 °FColumbia County50.2Lafayette County: 50.2 °FLafayette County50.2Iowa County: 50 °FIowa County50Crawford County: 49.8 °FCrawford County49.8Ozaukee County: 49.8 °FOzaukee County49.8Winnebago County: 49.8 °FWinnebago County49.8Dodge County: 49.7 °FDodge County49.7Green Lake County: 49.7 °FGreen Lake County49.7Marquette County: 49.6 °FMarquette County49.6Fond du Lac County: 49.5 °FFond du Lac County49.5Richland County: 49.5 °FRichland County49.5Sauk County: 49.5 °FSauk County49.5La Crosse County: 49.4 °FLa Crosse County49.4Outagamie County: 49.3 °FOutagamie County49.3Waushara County: 49.3 °FWaushara County49.3Waupaca County: 49.2 °FWaupaca County49.2Calumet County: 49.1 °FCalumet County49.1Washington County: 49.1 °FWashington County49.1Brown County: 49 °FBrown County49Buffalo County: 49 °FBuffalo County49Sheboygan County: 48.9 °FSheboygan County48.9Trempealeau County: 48.9 °FTrempealeau County48.9Adams County: 48.8 °FAdams County48.8Manitowoc County: 48.8 °FManitowoc County48.8Pepin County: 48.7 °FPepin County48.7Jackson County: 48.6 °FJackson County48.6Juneau County: 48.6 °FJuneau County48.6Vernon County: 48.6 °FVernon County48.6Kewaunee County: 48.4 °FKewaunee County48.4Monroe County: 48.4 °FMonroe County48.4Kenosha County: 51.8 °FKenosha County51.8Milwaukee County: 51.4 °FMilwaukee County51.4Racine County: 51.4 °FRacine County51.4Rock County: 51.4 °FRock County51.4Green County: 50.9 °FGreen County50.9Dane County: 50.7 °FDane County50.7Jefferson County: 50.6 °FJefferson County50.6Grant County: 50.4 °FGrant County50.4Waukesha County: 50.4 °FWaukesha County50.4Walworth County: 50.3 °FWalworth County50.3Columbia County: 50.2 °FColumbia County50.2Lafayette County: 50.2 °FLafayette County50.2Iowa County: 50 °FIowa County50Crawford County: 49.8 °FCrawford County49.8Ozaukee County: 49.8 °FOzaukee County49.8Winnebago County: 49.8 °FWinnebago County49.8Dodge County: 49.7 °FDodge County49.7Green Lake County: 49.7 °FGreen Lake County49.7Marquette County: 49.6 °FMarquette County49.6Fond du Lac County: 49.5 °FFond du Lac County49.5Richland County: 49.5 °FRichland County49.5Sauk County: 49.5 °FSauk County49.5La Crosse County: 49.4 °FLa Crosse County49.4Outagamie County: 49.3 °FOutagamie County49.3Waushara County: 49.3 °FWaushara County49.3Waupaca County: 49.2 °FWaupaca County49.2Calumet County: 49.1 °FCalumet County49.1Washington County: 49.1 °FWashington County49.1Brown County: 49 °FBrown County49Buffalo County: 49 °FBuffalo County49Sheboygan County: 48.9 °FSheboygan County48.9Trempealeau County: 48.9 °FTrempealeau County48.9Adams County: 48.8 °FAdams County48.8Manitowoc County: 48.8 °FManitowoc County48.8Pepin County: 48.7 °FPepin County48.7Jackson County: 48.6 °FJackson County48.6Juneau County: 48.6 °FJuneau County48.6Vernon County: 48.6 °FVernon County48.6Kewaunee County: 48.4 °FKewaunee County48.4Monroe County: 48.4 °FMonroe County48.4
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
°F
Change on 2023
1Kenosha County51.8+1.8%
2Milwaukee County51.4+1.6%
2Racine County51.4+2%
2Rock County51.4+2.4%
5Green County50.9+2.2%
6Dane County50.7+1.8%
7Jefferson County50.6+1.8%
8Grant County50.4+1.8%
8Waukesha County50.4+1.8%
10Walworth County50.3+2.7%
11Columbia County50.2+2%
11Lafayette County50.2+2.2%
13Iowa County50+1.8%
14Crawford County49.8+1.6%
14Ozaukee County49.8+1.2%
14Winnebago County49.8+2.3%
17Dodge County49.7+1.8%
17Green Lake County49.7+2.1%
19Marquette County49.6+2.1%
20Fond du Lac County49.5+2.1%
20Richland County49.5+1.2%
20Sauk County49.5+1.9%
23La Crosse County49.4+2.3%
24Outagamie County49.3+2.9%
24Waushara County49.3+2.3%
26Waupaca County49.2+2.5%
27Calumet County49.1+2.3%
27Washington County49.1+1.7%
29Brown County49+3.2%
29Buffalo County49+2.3%
31Sheboygan County48.9+0.8%
31Trempealeau County48.9+2.3%
33Adams County48.8+2.1%
33Manitowoc County48.8+2.1%
35Pepin County48.7+2.5%
36Jackson County48.6+2.3%
36Juneau County48.6+1.9%
36Vernon County48.6+1.7%
39Kewaunee County48.4+3%
39Monroe County48.4+2.8%
39Portage County48.4+2.5%
42Eau Claire County48.1+2.3%
42Pierce County48.1+2.8%
42Wood County48.1+2.3%
45Dunn County47.9+3%
46Shawano County47.8+2.8%
47St. Croix County47.7+2.8%
48Door County47.6+3.5%
49Chippewa County47.2+3.1%
49Oconto County47.2+2.8%
51Clark County47.1+2.2%
52Marathon County46.9+3.1%
52Menominee County46.9+2.9%
52Polk County46.9+3.1%
55Barron County46.6+4%
55Marinette County46.6+2.9%
57Burnett County46.4+3.6%
58Rusk County45.7+3.6%
59Taylor County45.5+3.2%
60Washburn County45.4+3.4%
61Lincoln County45.2+3.4%
62Douglas County44.9+4.2%
62Langlade County44.9+3%
64Bayfield County44.8+4.4%
65Sawyer County44.7+3.5%
66Florence County44.5+3.7%
67Price County44.3+3.5%
68Ashland County44.2+4%
69Forest County43.8+3.3%
69Oneida County43.8+3.5%
71Iron County43.2+3.8%
72Vilas County43+3.9%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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