Wheeler County, NE Climate

Wheeler, NE County has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the high 80s and low 90s. Winters tend to be cold and dry, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Spring and fall are mild, bringing some rain and temperatures ranging from the mid 40s to mid 70s. The area typically receives around 22 inches of rain per year, making for relatively mild weather overall.

Wheeler County, Nebraska gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wheeler County averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Wheeler County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wheeler County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 75 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 10
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

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

Climate	Wheeler, Nebraska	United States
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	86.5°	85.8°
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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 Wheeler with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In Wheeler, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wheeler are September, June and August.

In Wheeler, there are 25.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wheeler with an average of 9.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.

In Wheeler, there are 173.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.

In Wheeler, there are 19.0 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 Wheeler but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Wheeler with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.1 inches in Wheeler means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in Wheeler with 10.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 75.1 rainy days annually in Wheeler, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.4 inches in Wheeler means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. January is the snowiest month in Wheeler with 6.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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