Basin, NE Climate


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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Boyd County / Basin / Zip Codes
Basin, NE has a warm, humid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The temperatures in summer reach an average high of 91°F and the winters are relatively mild, with an average low of 21°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year and snowfall can be expected in winter months.

Basin, Nebraska gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Basin averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Basin. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Basin gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Basin is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9.2 Summer - 4.9 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Basin, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBasin, NebraskaUnited States
  25.6 in.38.1 in.
  35.9 in.27.8 in.
  74.3 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  10.3°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  2031 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Basin with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Basin, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Basin are June, September and August.
In Basin, there are 23.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Basin with an average of 10.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Basin, there are 159.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Basin, there are 18.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Basin but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Basin with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.6 inches in Basin means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
June is the rainiest month in Basin with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 74.3 rainy days annually in Basin, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.9 inches in Basin means that it is one of the snowiest places in Nebraska. March is the snowiest month in Basin with 6.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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