Zip 68343 (Dorchester, NE) Climate

The climate in 68343 Dorchester, NE is a semi-arid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be hot with temperatures usually reaching into the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the day. Winters are generally cold and dry with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing during the night. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, averaging just over twenty inches annually. Snowfall is also common, typically arriving in late November or early December and lasting through mid-March. Overall, Dorchester has mild weather that provides plenty of pleasant days throughout the year.

Dorchester (zip 68343), Nebraska gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dorchester (zip 68343) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Dorchester (zip 68343). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dorchester (zip 68343) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68343 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 68343 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dorchester, Nebraska	United States
	29.3 in.	38.1 in.
	23.1 in.	27.8 in.
	83.5 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	87.0°	85.8°
	14.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	1481 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 68343 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Nebraska. In the 68343 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 68343 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 68343 zip code, there are 24.2 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 68343 zip code with an average of 14.1°. This is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68343 zip code, there are 138.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Nebraska.

In the 68343 zip code, there are 8.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Nebraska.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 68343 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.

May is the wettest month in the 68343 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 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 29.3 inches in the 68343 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the 68343 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 83.5 rainy days annually in the 68343 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 23.1 inches in the 68343 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Nebraska. January is the snowiest month in the 68343 zip code with 5.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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More than 190 years combined living in Dorchester, the staff of the Dorchester Times loves it here. Quiet. Safe. Affordable. Tightly knit. Striving to get better. More

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