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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Johnson County / Crab Orchard / Zip Codes
Crab Orchard, NE has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures for each season range from lows in the teens in winter to highs in the 90s during summer months. Rainfall is minimal but enough to sustain the vegetation that grows in this part of the state. Winters are usually dry while spring and fall tend to bring more precipitation due to storms moving through the area. Seasonal snowfall averages around 10 inches per year, concentrated mainly during December and January.

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

Crab Orchard averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Crab Orchard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crab Orchard 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateCrab Orchard, NebraskaUnited States
  32.2 in.38.1 in.
  21.8 in.27.8 in.
  80.1 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  13.7°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  1286 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 Crab Orchard with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Crab Orchard, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crab Orchard are September, June and May.
In Crab Orchard, there are 31.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crab Orchard with an average of 13.7°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Crab Orchard, there are 140.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Crab Orchard, there are 10.5 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 Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Crab Orchard with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.2 inches in Crab Orchard means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Crab Orchard with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 80.1 rainy days annually in Crab Orchard, which is about average compared to other 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 21.8 inches in Crab Orchard means that it is one of the least snowy places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Crab Orchard with 5.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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