Zip 68071 (Winnebago, NE) Climate

Winnebago, NE has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be hot and muggy with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F during the day, while evenings are generally milder with temperatures dropping to around 65°F. Winters in the area are cold and snowy with average highs ranging from 25–35°F, and average lows between -5°F and 10°F. Annual precipitation ranges from about 25-30 inches for the year.

Winnebago (zip 68071), Nebraska gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winnebago (zip 68071) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Winnebago (zip 68071). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winnebago (zip 68071) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 11
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68071 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Nebraska.

8.8 Summer - 4.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 68071 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Winnebago, Nebraska	United States
	29.0 in.	38.1 in.
	31.7 in.	27.8 in.
	81.8 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	10.7°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.8	4.3
	1229 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 68071 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In the 68071 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 68071 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 68071 zip code, there are 22.7 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 68071 zip code with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68071 zip code, there are 152.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Nebraska.

In the 68071 zip code, there are 16.8 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 68071 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 68071 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 29.0 inches in the 68071 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the 68071 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 81.8 rainy days annually in the 68071 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 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.7 inches in the 68071 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Nebraska. December is the snowiest month in the 68071 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Heidi · Winnebago, NE

Hot & Cold

Over 14 years ago

Summers are hot & quite humid, fall was actually nice & crisp, while the winter months brought ice storms, snow storms, blizzards, five-foot deep drifts and yes, wind, More

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