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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Knox County / Sparta / Zip Codes
Sparta, NE has a temperate climate, with relatively mild temperatures throughout the year. Winters are typically cool and dry, while summers are warm and humid. Average temperatures range from around -12°C (10°F) in January to around 23°C (73°F) in July. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, with an average of 33 inches annually. Snowfall averages approximately 40 inches per year during winter months. Temperatures rarely dip below -25°C (-13°F), or rise above 32°C (90°F).

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

Sparta averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Sparta. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sparta gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 11
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sparta is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sparta, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSparta, NebraskaUnited States
  26.3 in.38.1 in.
  34.4 in.27.8 in.
  85.5 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  10.5°21.7°
  7.17
  3.64.3
  1644 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 Sparta with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Sparta, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sparta are September, June and May.
In Sparta, there are 31.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sparta with an average of 10.5°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Sparta, there are 155.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
In Sparta, there are 17.7 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 Sparta 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 Sparta with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 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 26.3 inches in Sparta means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Sparta with 10.5 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 85.5 rainy days annually in Sparta, which is rainier than most 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 34.4 inches in Sparta means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. March is the snowiest month in Sparta with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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