Du Bois, NE Climate


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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Pawnee County / Du Bois / Zip Codes
Du Bois, NE has a typical Midwestern climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86°F while the average low temperature in the winter months is around 15°F. Precipitation levels are fairly moderate throughout the year, with an average of 25 inches of rain and snow combined annually. Snowfall is heaviest in January and February when an average of 15 inches falls each month. Du Bois is generally sunny, however, with an average of 250 sunshine hours per year.

Du Bois, Nebraska gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Du Bois averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Du Bois. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Du Bois gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateDu Bois, NebraskaUnited States
  33.6 in.38.1 in.
  21.8 in.27.8 in.
  84.7 days106.2 days
  212 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  13.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  1066 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 Du Bois with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Du Bois, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Du Bois are September, May and June.
In Du Bois, there are 33.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Du Bois with an average of 13.8°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Du Bois, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Du Bois, 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 Du Bois 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 Du Bois are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Du Bois with 4.6 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 33.6 inches in Du Bois means that it is one of the wettest places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Du Bois with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 84.7 rainy days annually in Du Bois, which is rainier than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 21.8 inches in Du Bois means that it is one of the least snowy places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in Du Bois with 5.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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