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30-year climate normals

Kearney County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.5°F.

Kearney County gets 25.66" of precipitation a year and 24.8" 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 35.2° 14.5° 0.48" 5.6"
February 39.4° 18.1° 0.55" 7.2"
March 51.4° 26.9° 1.33" 3.3"
April 61.3° 37.9° 2.38" 1.5"
May 71.2° 49.6° 4.52" 0.0"
June 81.9° 60.3° 3.91" 0.0"
July 86.7° 65.0° 3.61" 0.0"
August 84.1° 62.7° 3.19" 0.0"
September 77.4° 53.5° 1.88" 0.0"
October 64.4° 39.4° 2.11" 0.6"
November 49.9° 26.7° 0.96" 2.4"
December 37.3° 17.4° 0.74" 4.2"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.48"
February 0.55"
March 1.33"
April 2.38"
May 4.52"
June 3.91"
July 3.61"
August 3.19"
September 1.88"
October 2.11"
November 0.96"
December 0.74"
Annual total 25.66"

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 994
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,241
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $135
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $297

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 Kearney County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Kearney County?

Kearney County averages a high of 86.7°F in July and a low of 14.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 25.66 inches, including 24.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Kearney 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 Kearney County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.7°F. That drives 994 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Kearney County?

Yes. Kearney County averages 24.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MINDEN, NE US (USC00255565), 0.5 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.