Holdrege, NE Climate


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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Phelps County / Holdrege / Zip Codes
Holdrege, NE has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature in Holdrege is 79°F (26°C) while the average winter temperature is around 27°F (-3°C). During the year, there is an average of 20 inches (508 mm) of precipitation that generally falls evenly throughout the year. On average, July tends to be the warmest month with an average high of 89°F (31°C), while January tends to be the coolest month with an average low of 11°F (-12°C).

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

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

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Holdrege. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holdrege gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Holdrege, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHoldrege, NebraskaUnited States
  25.8 in.38.1 in.
  27.7 in.27.8 in.
  69.4 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  2333 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 Holdrege with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Holdrege, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holdrege are September, June and May.
In Holdrege, there are 34.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Holdrege with an average of 14.2°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Holdrege, there are 148.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
In Holdrege, there are 8.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Holdrege 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.
May is the wettest month in Holdrege with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in Holdrege means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Holdrege with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 69.4 rainy days annually in Holdrege, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 27.7 inches in Holdrege means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. January is the snowiest month in Holdrege with 5.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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