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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Chase County / Wauneta / Zip Codes
Wauneta, NE has a temperate climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 85°F, while the average low temperature in the winter months is usually around 20°F. The area receives an average of 22 inches of precipitation annually. Winters are typically snowy and wet, and summers are dry and hot with occasional thunderstorms.

Wauneta, Nebraska gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wauneta averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 238 sunny days per year in Wauneta. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wauneta 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Wauneta, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWauneta, NebraskaUnited States
  19.6 in.38.1 in.
  24.9 in.27.8 in.
  68.1 days106.2 days
  238 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  14.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  2943 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 Wauneta with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Nebraska. In Wauneta, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wauneta are September, May and June.
In Wauneta, there are 44.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wauneta with an average of 14.0°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Wauneta, there are 165.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Wauneta, there are 9.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
Humidity in Wauneta 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 Wauneta with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.6 inches in Wauneta means that it is one of the driest places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Wauneta with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 68.1 rainy days annually in Wauneta, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.9 inches in Wauneta means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. January is the snowiest month in Wauneta with 5.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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