Holt, NE Climate


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Holt, NE has a climate typical of the Great Plains region of the United States. Winters are cold and long with moderate snowfall, while summers are hot and humid. The temperature rarely gets below -20F in the winter and rarely above 100F in the summer. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of over 30 inches annually. Additionally, Holt experiences frequent thunderstorms and high winds during the spring and summer months.

Holt, Nebraska gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Holt averages 20 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 Holt. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holt gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Holt is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

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

  ClimateHolt, NebraskaUnited States
  31.2 in.38.1 in.
  20.3 in.27.8 in.
  79.3 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1377 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 Holt with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Holt, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holt are September, May and June.
In Holt, there are 30.9 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 Holt with an average of 14.4°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Holt, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Nebraska.
In Holt, there are 9.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Holt 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 Holt with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.2 inches in Holt means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Holt with 11.0 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 79.3 rainy days annually in Holt, 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 14% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.3 inches in Holt means that it is one of the least snowy places in Nebraska. January is the snowiest month in Holt with 4.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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