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30-year climate normals

Hamilton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.6°F.

Hamilton County gets 30.45" of precipitation a year and 27.3" of snow, and 43% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

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 35.7° 14.6° 0.69" 7.2"
February 39.6° 18.4° 0.81" 5.8"
March 52.1° 28.1° 1.58" 4.1"
April 62.9° 38.1° 2.97" 2.2"
May 72.9° 50.6° 5.11" 0.0"
June 83.4° 61.2° 4.89" 0.0"
July 86.5° 64.9° 2.80" 0.0"
August 84.5° 62.8° 3.84" 0.0"
September 78.1° 53.0° 2.48" 0.1"
October 66.0° 40.2° 2.66" 1.2"
November 51.3° 28.0° 1.49" 2.9"
December 38.6° 18.6° 1.13" 3.8"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 0.69"
February 0.81"
March 1.58"
April 2.97"
May 5.11"
June 4.89"
July 2.80"
August 3.84"
September 2.48"
October 2.66"
November 1.49"
December 1.13"
Annual total 30.45"

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 1,037
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,010
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $141
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $286

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 Hamilton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County averages a high of 86.5°F in July and a low of 14.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 30.45 inches, including 27.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Hamilton County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Hamilton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.5°F. That drives 1,037 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hamilton County?

Yes. Hamilton County averages 27.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station AURORA, NE US (USC00250445), 1.7 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.