Pierce County, NE Climate

Pierce, NE County has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the mid-90s. Winters have cold temperatures and moderate amounts of snowfall. Spring and autumn are mild, with temperatures usually in the 40s and 50s during the day. Precipitation is average throughout the year with around 32 inches of rain and 22 inches of snow annually.

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

Pierce County averages 33 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 Pierce County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pierce County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pierce County 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Pierce County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pierce County are September, June and August.

In Pierce County, there are 21.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pierce County with an average of 9.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.

In Pierce County, there are 161.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In Pierce County, there are 18.7 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County 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 27.8 inches in Pierce County means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in Pierce County with 9.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 80.4 rainy days annually in Pierce County, which is about average compared to other 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 32.7 inches in Pierce County means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in Pierce County with 6.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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