Climate in Kearney Metro Area, Nebraska

Kearney Metro Area, Nebraska gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kearney Metro Area averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 225 sunny days per year in Kearney Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kearney Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 72 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 14
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Kearney metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

July is the hottest month for the Kearney metro area with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Nebraska. In the Kearney 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 Kearney metro area are September, June and May.

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

In the Kearney metro area, there are 27.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

In the Kearney metro area, there are 153.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

In the Kearney metro area, there are 11.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

May is the wettest month in the Kearney metro area with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.2 inches in the Kearney metro area means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the Kearney metro area with 10.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 71.6 rainy days annually in the Kearney metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.3 inches in the Kearney metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in the Kearney metro area with 5.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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