Delight, NE Climate


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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Custer County / Delight / Zip Codes
Delight, NE has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is around 85°F while the average low in January is around 18°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging about 33 inches per year. Delight experiences all four seasons in full force, making it an ideal climate for outdoor activity or simply admiring the beauty of nature.

Delight, Nebraska gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Delight averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Delight. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Delight gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 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 11
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Delight is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

9.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Delight, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDelight, NebraskaUnited States
  23.2 in.38.1 in.
  28.9 in.27.8 in.
  67.6 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  11.3°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  2550 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 Delight with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Delight, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Delight are September, June and August.
In Delight, there are 24.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Delight with an average of 11.3°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Delight, there are 169.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Delight, there are 14.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
Humidity in Delight is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Delight with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.2 inches in Delight means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Delight with 9.3 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.2 rainy days. There are 67.6 rainy days annually in Delight, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.9 inches in Delight means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in Delight with 5.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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