30-year climate normals

Box Butte County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 16.1°F.

Box Butte County gets 18.01" of precipitation a year and 45.4" of snow, and 47% 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	Snow
January	37.6°	16.1°	0.31"	5.3"
February	39.2°	18.0°	0.54"	7.6"
March	49.3°	25.6°	0.96"	6.1"
April	56.9°	33.0°	2.14"	7.2"
May	66.6°	43.0°	3.00"	1.6"
June	78.6°	53.0°	2.94"	0.0"
July	86.5°	59.4°	2.61"	0.0"
August	84.7°	57.5°	1.83"	0.0"
September	75.5°	48.7°	1.48"	0.6"
October	60.9°	35.5°	1.22"	2.9"
November	48.0°	25.3°	0.51"	5.6"
December	38.0°	16.5°	0.47"	8.5"

Rainfall by month

Box Butte County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.31"

February 0.54"

March 0.96"

April 2.14"

May 3.00"

June 2.94"

July 2.61"

August 1.83"

September 1.48"

October 1.22"

November 0.51"

December 0.47"

Annual total 18.01"

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 658

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,800

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $89

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $323

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 Box Butte County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Box Butte County?

Box Butte County averages a high of 86.5°F in July and a low of 16.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 18.01 inches, including 45.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Box Butte County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 47% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Box Butte County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.5°F. That drives 658 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Box Butte County?

Yes. Box Butte County averages 45.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HEMINGFORD, NE US (USC00253755), 7.6 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.