30-year climate normals

Holt County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 11.0°F.

Holt County gets 25.85" of precipitation a year and 25.6" of snow, and 42% 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	31.9°	11.0°	0.46"	4.1"
February	35.8°	13.7°	0.67"	5.8"
March	47.4°	23.4°	1.51"	4.7"
April	58.1°	33.9°	2.92"	1.7"
May	69.7°	45.7°	4.21"	0.4"
June	81.1°	56.7°	3.48"	0.0"
July	87.3°	61.8°	3.26"	0.0"
August	84.7°	59.4°	3.09"	0.0"
September	76.7°	49.6°	2.35"	0.0"
October	61.5°	36.1°	2.30"	0.9"
November	46.6°	23.5°	0.89"	2.7"
December	34.3°	14.5°	0.71"	5.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 42% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.46"

February 0.67"

March 1.51"

April 2.92"

May 4.21"

June 3.48"

July 3.26"

August 3.09"

September 2.35"

October 2.30"

November 0.89"

December 0.71"

Annual total 25.85"

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 835

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,109

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $113

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $338

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 Holt County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Holt County?

Holt County averages a high of 87.3°F in July and a low of 11.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 25.85 inches, including 25.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Holt County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 42% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Holt County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.3°F. That drives 835 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Holt County?

Yes. Holt County averages 25.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station O'NEILL, NE US (USC00256290), 6.5 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.