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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Burt County / Decatur / Zip Codes
Decatur, NE has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F while in the winter it usually drops to around 25°F. Precipitation levels are low, with an average of just over 18 inches per year, most of which falls during spring and early summer. During the winter months, Decatur is subject to occasional snowfall, with an average of 7 inches each season. The town enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with nearly 200 sunny days annually.

Decatur, Nebraska gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Decatur averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Decatur. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Decatur gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Decatur, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDecatur, NebraskaUnited States
  30.8 in.38.1 in.
  26.1 in.27.8 in.
  80.8 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  85.9°85.8°
  9.6°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  1070 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 Decatur with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Decatur, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Decatur are September, June and May.
In Decatur, there are 20.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Decatur with an average of 9.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Decatur, there are 156.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Decatur, there are 18.7 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 Decatur but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Decatur with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.8 inches in Decatur means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Decatur with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 80.8 rainy days annually in Decatur, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.1 inches in Decatur means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Decatur with 6.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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