30-year climate normals

Adams County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 16.4°F.

Adams County gets 26.4" of precipitation a year, and 44% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	36.4°	16.4°	0.55"
February	40.7°	19.4°	0.75"
March	52.8°	29.0°	1.33"
April	63.1°	38.9°	2.70"
May	72.8°	50.7°	4.35"
June	83.8°	61.6°	3.67"
July	88.0°	66.0°	3.62"
August	85.3°	63.7°	3.42"
September	78.6°	54.3°	2.06"
October	65.3°	41.1°	1.96"
November	51.0°	28.4°	1.13"
December	39.1°	19.4°	0.86"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.55"

February 0.75"

March 1.33"

April 2.70"

May 4.35"

June 3.67"

July 3.62"

August 3.42"

September 2.06"

October 1.96"

November 1.13"

December 0.86"

Annual total 26.4"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,136

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,871

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $154

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $279

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Adams County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Adams County?

Adams County averages a high of 88.0°F in July and a low of 16.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 26.4 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Adams County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Adams County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.0°F. That drives 1,136 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Adams County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Adams County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HASTINGS MUNI AP, NE US (USW00094949), 6.9 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Nebraska residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.