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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Johnson County / Cook / Zip Codes
Cook, NE has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F during the day and occasionally in the upper 80s at night. Winters are cold, but rarely dip below 0°F due to Cook's location near the Missouri River. Spring and fall are pleasant with warm days and cool nights. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches annually.

Cook, Nebraska gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cook averages 24 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 Cook. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cook gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 13
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cook is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cook, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCook, NebraskaUnited States
  31.7 in.38.1 in.
  23.8 in.27.8 in.
  82.8 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  13.2°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  1053 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 Cook with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Cook, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cook are September, May and June.
In Cook, there are 33.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cook with an average of 13.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
In Cook, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Cook, there are 11.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cook but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Cook are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Cook with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in Cook means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Cook with 10.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 82.8 rainy days annually in Cook, 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 23.8 inches in Cook means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in Cook with 6.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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