Blue Hill, NE Climate


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Blue Hill, NE has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit. The winter months are generally cooler, with average temperatures ranging between 30-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, but snowfall usually only occurs during the late fall and winter months. During the spring and summer months, thunderstorms can occur on occasion but are usually short lived.

Blue Hill, Nebraska gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Hill averages 25 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 Blue Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBlue Hill, NebraskaUnited States
  27.8 in.38.1 in.
  24.8 in.27.8 in.
  74.6 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  14.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  1975 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 Blue Hill with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Blue Hill, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Hill are September, May and June.
In Blue Hill, there are 34.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Hill with an average of 14.2°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Blue Hill, there are 146.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
In Blue Hill, there are 9.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill with 4.6 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 27.8 inches in Blue Hill means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Blue Hill with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.6 rainy days. There are 74.6 rainy days annually in Blue Hill, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 24.8 inches in Blue Hill means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in Blue Hill with 5.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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