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United States / Nebraska / No Metro Area / Knox County / Peoria / Zip Codes
Peoria, NE enjoys a mild climate throughout the year. The summers are generally warm and dry, with temperatures reaching the mid-80s on average. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing at night. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with an average of 27 inches of rain and snow each year. Despite the colder temperatures in winter months, Peoria residents can still enjoy plenty of sunshine, with an average yearly total of over 2,400 hours of sunshine.

Peoria, Nebraska gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peoria averages 35 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 Peoria. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peoria 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Peoria is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Peoria, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePeoria, NebraskaUnited States
  27.5 in.38.1 in.
  35.3 in.27.8 in.
  82.7 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  9.8°21.7°
  77
  3.64.3
  1813 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 Peoria with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Peoria, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Peoria are September, June and August.
In Peoria, there are 22.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Peoria with an average of 9.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
In Peoria, there are 158.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In Peoria, there are 19.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Peoria 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.
June is the wettest month in Peoria with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.5 inches in Peoria means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Peoria with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 82.7 rainy days annually in Peoria, 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 35.3 inches in Peoria means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Peoria with 6.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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