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How to average non-adjacent/contiguous cells excluding zeros in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

Suppose you have a fruit table like the screenshot below, and you want to calculate the average of all cells in the Quantity column, excluding zeros. The following method will guide you through the process.

A screenshot of the Excel table used to calculate average of non-adjacent cells excluding zeros

Average non-adjacent cells excluding zeros with formula

Average non-adjacent cells excluding zeros with formula

The following formula works for non-adjacent cells in a single row. For example, you need to calculate the average of three date’s quantity of Apple excluding zero cells in the table, you can apply the following formula.

1. Select a blank cell, enter the formula =AVERAGE(IF(MOD(COLUMN(C2:G2)-COLUMN(C2),2)=0,IF(C2:G2,C2:G2))) into the Formula Bar, and then press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys simultaneously.

A screenshot showing the formula for averaging non-adjacent cells in Excel

Note: In the formula, C2 and G2 are the first and last cells of the non-adjacent cells. And number 2 in the formula means there is only one column interval between every non-adjacent cell. You can change them based on your needs.

Quickly select interval (non-adjacent) rows or columns in specified range in Excel:

The Kutools for Excel's Select Interval Rows & Columns feature can help you easily select interval rows or columns in specified range in Excel as the below screenshot shown.

A screenshot of Kutools for Excel Select Interval Rows & Columns utility

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