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United StatesNebraskaBoone CountyClimate Station ALBION, NE US Distance 3.5 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Boone County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

84.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 11.1°F.

Boone County gets 27.23" of precipitation a year and 26.6" of snow, and 41% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 32.7° 11.1° 0.55" 5.3"
February 36.9° 14.5° 0.70" 6.4"
March 49.0° 24.2° 1.67" 5.0"
April 60.3° 34.3° 2.67" 2.3"
May 71.0° 47.4° 4.22" 0.1"
June 81.1° 58.2° 3.77" 0.0"
July 84.8° 62.7° 3.31" 0.0"
August 82.6° 59.9° 3.52" 0.0"
September 76.1° 49.8° 2.69" 0.0"
October 63.2° 36.9° 2.14" 0.9"
November 48.6° 24.2° 1.18" 3.1"
December 35.9° 14.8° 0.81" 3.5"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.55"
February 0.70"
March 1.67"
April 2.67"
May 4.22"
June 3.77"
July 3.31"
August 3.52"
September 2.69"
October 2.14"
November 1.18"
December 0.81"
Annual total 27.23"

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 790
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,825
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $107
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $325

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 Boone County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Boone County?

Boone County averages a high of 84.8°F in July and a low of 11.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 27.23 inches, including 26.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Boone County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Boone County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 84.8°F. That drives 790 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Boone County?

Yes. Boone County averages 26.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ALBION, NE US (USC00250070), 3.5 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.