West Point, NE Climate


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West Point, NE has a humid continental climate, meaning that it experiences hot summers and cold winters. Summers can reach up to the low to mid-90s Fahrenheit with high humidity due to its proximity to the Missouri River. Winters are usually below freezing with heavy snowfall which is ideal for outdoor winter activities like skiing and snowshoeing. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with occasional thunderstorms during the summer months. Spring and fall are generally mild and pleasant temperatures in West Point, NE making it an enjoyable place to live all year round.

West Point, Nebraska gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Point averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in West Point. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Point gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 11
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateWest Point, NebraskaUnited States
  30.4 in.38.1 in.
  30.1 in.27.8 in.
  87.1 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  11.1°21.7°
  77
  3.94.3
  1348 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 West Point with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. In West Point, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West Point are September, June and August.
In West Point, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West Point with an average of 11.1°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In West Point, there are 152.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.
In West Point, there are 15.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
The humidity is usually comfortable in West Point 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 West Point with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.4 inches in West Point means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in West Point with 10.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 87.1 rainy days annually in West Point, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.1 inches in West Point means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in West Point with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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