Macy, NE Climate


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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Thurston County / Macy / Zip Codes
Macy, NE has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer is around 90°F while the average low in winter is around 10°F. Precipitation in Macy is evenly distributed throughout the year, with the most precipitation occurring during the summer months. Snowfall in Macy tends to be light and usually melts quickly. Winters are often cold and windy, while summers are warm and humid. Generally, Macy experiences all four seasons, though spring often tends to be short due to its location on the Great Plains of Nebraska.

Macy, Nebraska gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Macy averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Macy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Macy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Macy 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 Macy, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMacy, NebraskaUnited States
  30.4 in.38.1 in.
  30.8 in.27.8 in.
  78.7 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  9.8°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  1115 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 Macy with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Macy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Macy are September, June and May.
In Macy, there are 22.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Macy with an average of 9.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Macy, there are 156.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Macy, there are 18.4 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 Macy 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 Macy with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.4 inches in Macy means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Macy with 9.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 78.7 rainy days annually in Macy, 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.8 inches in Macy means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Macy with 7.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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