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United States / Nebraska / Beatrice Metro Area / Gage County / Cortland / Zip Codes
Cortland, NE has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is around 50°F (10°C), while the average winter temperature is around 26°F (-3°C) and the average summer temperature is around 75°F (24°C). Precipitation in Cortland is abundant, averaging around 32 inches per year with snowfall averaging near 17 inches annually. Cortland experiences all four seasons throughout the year but spring and fall are usually very mild.

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

Cortland averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Cortland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cortland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cortland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCortland, NebraskaUnited States
  31.5 in.38.1 in.
  23.1 in.27.8 in.
  79.9 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  14.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.34.3
  1444 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 Cortland with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Cortland, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cortland are September, May and June.
In Cortland, there are 33.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cortland with an average of 14.1°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Cortland, there are 139.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Cortland, there are 10.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cortland 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 Cortland with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in Cortland means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Cortland with 11.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 79.9 rainy days annually in Cortland, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.1 inches in Cortland means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Cortland with 5.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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