30-year climate normals

Howard County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.3°F.

Howard County gets 27.32" of precipitation a year and 22.4" of snow, and 44% 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	35.4°	14.3°	0.55"	4.7"
February	40.9°	18.0°	0.70"	6.2"
March	54.0°	28.1°	1.57"	3.0"
April	64.9°	38.2°	2.73"	1.8"
May	73.9°	49.9°	4.47"	0.0"
June	84.3°	60.0°	4.01"	0.0"
July	88.8°	65.0°	3.47"	0.0"
August	86.6°	63.0°	3.47"	0.0"
September	80.0°	53.6°	2.13"	0.0"
October	66.5°	40.4°	2.18"	0.4"
November	50.1°	27.7°	1.18"	2.2"
December	38.0°	18.2°	0.86"	4.1"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 44% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.55"

February 0.70"

March 1.57"

April 2.73"

May 4.47"

June 4.01"

July 3.47"

August 3.47"

September 2.13"

October 2.18"

November 1.18"

December 0.86"

Annual total 27.32"

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 1,129

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,955

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $153

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $283

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 Howard County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Howard County?

Howard County averages a high of 88.8°F in July and a low of 14.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 27.32 inches, including 22.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Howard County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 44% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Howard County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.8°F. That drives 1,129 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Howard County?

Yes. Howard County averages 22.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SAINT PAUL, NE US (USC00257515), 2.8 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.