Zip 68620 (Albion, NE) Climate

68620 Albion, NE is located in the Northeast region of Nebraska and enjoys a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Temperatures average between 50°F (10°C) in the winter months to near 90°F (32°C) during the summer months with occasional extremes reaching up into the 100s (38°C). Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, varying between 0.5 inch (1.25 cm) on dry days to 3 inches (7.6 cm), or more, on wet days. Snowfall tends to be light, occurring every few weeks during the winter season and usually resulting in less than 6 inches (15 cm) of accumulation per event.

Albion (zip 68620), Nebraska gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albion (zip 68620) 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 Albion (zip 68620). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albion (zip 68620) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 86 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 12
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68620 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

9 Summer - 5.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 68620 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Albion, Nebraska	United States
	27.5 in.	38.1 in.
	29.3 in.	27.8 in.
	85.6 days	106.2 days
	220 days	205 days
	85.3°	85.8°
	11.5°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.1	4.3
	1790 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 68620 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Nebraska. In the 68620 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 68620 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 68620 zip code, there are 20.2 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 the 68620 zip code with an average of 11.5°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68620 zip code, there are 157.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68620 zip code, there are 14.8 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 68620 zip code 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 the 68620 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 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 27.5 inches in the 68620 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

June is the rainiest month in the 68620 zip code with 10.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 85.6 rainy days annually in the 68620 zip code, which is rainier 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 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.3 inches in the 68620 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in the 68620 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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