Zip 68768 (Pilger, NE) Climate

68768 Pilger, NE has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature in winter ranges from 10 to 25°F while the average temperature during the summer ranges from 65 to 85°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 17 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 33 inches per year. The area experiences strong winds in the spring and summer months due to its location in the Great Plains region of the United States.

Pilger (zip 68768), Nebraska gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pilger (zip 68768) averages 30 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 Pilger (zip 68768). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pilger (zip 68768) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 76 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 10
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68768 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 68768 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pilger, Nebraska	United States
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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 68768 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In the 68768 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 68768 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 68768 zip code, there are 20.3 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 68768 zip code with an average of 10.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Nebraska.

In the 68768 zip code, there are 157.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68768 zip code, there are 17.0 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 68768 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 68768 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.0 inches in the 68768 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the 68768 zip code with 10.2 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 75.6 rainy days annually in the 68768 zip code, which is less rainy 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 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.5 inches in the 68768 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in the 68768 zip code with 6.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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