Madison County, NE Climate

Madison, NE County has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are long and humid, with average temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the low 90s. Winters are cold and snowy with average temperatures ranging from the teens to the mid-30s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 36 inches annually. Snowfall is also common in Madison, NE County from late November through early April, usually totaling around 44 inches per year.

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

Madison County averages 30 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 Madison County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madison County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Madison County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9 Summer - 5 Winter

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

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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 Madison County with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. In Madison County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Madison County are September, June and August.

In Madison County, there are 19.4 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 Madison County with an average of 10.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.

In Madison County, there are 158.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In Madison County, there are 16.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Madison County 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 Madison County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.2 inches in Madison County means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in Madison County with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 82.1 rainy days annually in Madison County, which is rainier than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 29.5 inches in Madison County means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Madison County with 6.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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