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United States / Nebraska / Scottsbluff Metro Area / Sioux County / Harrison / Zip Codes
Harrison, Nebraska has a continental climate with mild summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is 82°F (28°C) while the average low temperature in January is 14°F (-10°C). In the winter months, temperatures often drop below freezing and light snowfall is common. During the summer months, temperatures are generally warm but can reach into the 90s on hot days.

Harrison, Nebraska gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrison averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Harrison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 13
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harrison is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Nebraska.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Harrison, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarrison, NebraskaUnited States
  17.3 in.38.1 in.
  41.3 in.27.8 in.
  77.5 days106.2 days
  229 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  12.6°21.7°
  6.97
  4.84.3
  4865 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 Harrison with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. In Harrison, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harrison are June, September and August.
In Harrison, there are 21.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harrison with an average of 11.9°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Harrison, there are 182.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Harrison, there are 15.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
Humidity in Harrison 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.
May is the wettest month in Harrison with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 37% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 17.3 inches in Harrison means that it is one of the driest places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Harrison with 10.4 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 77.5 rainy days annually in Harrison, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.3 inches in Harrison means that it is one of the snowiest places in Nebraska. March is the snowiest month in Harrison with 8.8 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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