Zip 68117 (Omaha, NE) Climate

Omaha, NE has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. In the summer months temperatures average in the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit while during the winter months temperatures tend to stay around freezing. The city is also prone to occasional thunderstorms and high winds in the spring and fall seasons. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 30 inches per year. Summers are usually sunny with some rain, whereas winters are snowy and cold.

Omaha (zip 68117), Nebraska gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Omaha (zip 68117) averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Omaha (zip 68117). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Omaha (zip 68117) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68117 zip code 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 68117 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 68117 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In the 68117 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 68117 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 68117 zip code, there are 20.1 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 68117 zip code with an average of 13.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

In the 68117 zip code, there are 141.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68117 zip code, there are 10.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 68117 zip code 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 68117 zip code are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 68117 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in the 68117 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the 68117 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in the 68117 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.1 inches in the 68117 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in the 68117 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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