Steele City, NE Climate


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Steele City, NE has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer months, temperatures average in the mid 80s during the day and drop to around 60 degrees at night. Winters are cold, with daytime temperatures averaging in the low 30s and nighttime temperatures dropping to below zero. Spring and fall are mild and pleasant with temperatures ranging from the high 50s to mid 70s. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of 22 inches of rain and 22 inches of snow annually.

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

Steele City averages 21 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 Steele City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Steele City 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Steele City 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 Steele City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSteele City, NebraskaUnited States
  32.4 in.38.1 in.
  20.7 in.27.8 in.
  85.0 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  14.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  1273 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 Steele City with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Nebraska. In Steele City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Steele City are September, May and June.
In Steele City, there are 39.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Steele City with an average of 14.4°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Steele City, there are 141.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
In Steele City, there are 9.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Steele City 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 Steele City with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.4 inches in Steele City means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in Steele City with 11.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 85.0 rainy days annually in Steele City, 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 20.7 inches in Steele City means that it is one of the least snowy places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in Steele City with 5.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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