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30-year climate normals

Buffalo County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.8°F.

Buffalo County gets 25.56" of precipitation a year and 21.8" of snow, and 46% 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 35.9° 13.8° 0.51" 3.7"
February 39.7° 16.5° 0.59" 5.6"
March 51.4° 25.2° 1.46" 3.5"
April 61.6° 35.6° 2.68" 1.9"
May 71.5° 47.4° 4.40" 0.1"
June 82.3° 58.5° 3.90" 0.0"
July 86.6° 63.0° 3.36" 0.0"
August 84.4° 60.9° 3.01" 0.0"
September 77.9° 51.1° 1.84" 0.0"
October 64.9° 37.8° 2.13" 0.8"
November 50.5° 25.3° 1.00" 2.8"
December 38.2° 16.6° 0.68" 3.4"

Rainfall by month

Buffalo County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.51"
February 0.59"
March 1.46"
April 2.68"
May 4.40"
June 3.90"
July 3.36"
August 3.01"
September 1.84"
October 2.13"
November 1.00"
December 0.68"
Annual total 25.56"

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 904
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,387
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $123
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $304

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 Buffalo County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Buffalo County?

Buffalo County averages a high of 86.6°F in July and a low of 13.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 25.56 inches, including 21.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Buffalo County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 46% 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 Buffalo County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.6°F. That drives 904 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Buffalo County?

Yes. Buffalo County averages 21.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station KEARNEY 4 NE, NE US (USC00254335), 9.5 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.