Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area, NE Climate

The Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE Metro Area has a mild climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are generally cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging around 28 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Spring is often wet and cool, transitioning into a hot and humid summer. The average temperature in July is 81 degrees Fahrenheit, making it the hottest month of the year. Fall brings cool evenings and autumn colors as temperatures gradually decrease from September to November. The region also experiences occasional severe weather conditions such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and blizzards.

Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area, Nebraska gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area averages 29 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 13
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

8.6 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	United States
	32.2 in.	38.1 in.
	28.7 in.	27.8 in.
	90.9 days	106.2 days
	220 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	12.5°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.9	4.3
	1173 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 the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area are September, June and May.

In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, there are 21.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area with an average of 12.5°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, there are 143.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

In the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, there are 12.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area 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 the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area 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 32.2 inches in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area with 11.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.7 rainy days. There are 90.9 rainy days annually in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, which is one of the rainiest 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 28.7 inches in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area with 6.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Mike · Omaha, NE

Its gonna be great

Over 4 years ago

The Next Big Thing, among US cities if the Government gets it right and keeps progressing!! Its a great place to be and can become even more greater very More

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S.D. · Dallas, TX

Best of both worlds

Over 5 years ago

A friend of mine grew up here. Iowa is just across the border. You could live in the country, but large cities are within reach, like Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines. Iowa More

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