Bristow, NE Climate


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Bristow, NE has a diverse range of climates and temperatures throughout the year. Summers are generally warm and humid while winters tend to be cold and snowy. The area usually gets around thirty inches of rain annually and forty-five inches of snowfall each year. Spring is mild with some occasional thunderstorms, while autumn tends to be cool and dry. Bristow locals enjoy the changing of the seasons all throughout the year.

Bristow, Nebraska gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bristow averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Bristow. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bristow gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 70 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBristow, NebraskaUnited States
  23.6 in.38.1 in.
  32.7 in.27.8 in.
  69.7 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  9.7°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  1473 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 Bristow with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Nebraska. In Bristow, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bristow are September, June and May.
In Bristow, there are 29.1 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 Bristow with an average of 9.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Bristow, there are 162.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Bristow, there are 19.6 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 Bristow but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Bristow with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.6 inches in Bristow means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Bristow with 8.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.2 rainy days. There are 69.7 rainy days annually in Bristow, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 32.7 inches in Bristow means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. March is the snowiest month in Bristow with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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