Lancaster County, NE Climate

Lancaster, NE County experiences a range of temperatures due to its location in the Midwest. Summers can be hot and humid while winters are cold with occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature is around 50°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year and Lancaster receives an average of around 30 inches of precipitation annually. With four distinct seasons, Lancaster offers a variety of climate conditions for people to explore and enjoy, making it a great place to visit or live.

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

Lancaster County averages 25 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 Lancaster County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lancaster County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 25 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Lancaster County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lancaster, Nebraska	United States
	31.0 in.	38.1 in.
	25.4 in.	27.8 in.
	85.9 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	88.1°	85.8°
	13.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.1	4.3
	1300 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 Lancaster County with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Nebraska. In Lancaster County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lancaster County are September, May and June.

In Lancaster County, there are 31.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Nebraska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lancaster County with an average of 13.6°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

In Lancaster County, there are 140.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

In Lancaster County, there are 9.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lancaster County 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 Lancaster County are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Lancaster County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.0 inches in Lancaster County means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in Lancaster County with 11.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 85.9 rainy days annually in Lancaster County, 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 25.4 inches in Lancaster County means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Lancaster County with 5.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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