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30-year climate normals

Kimball County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 12.8°F.

Kimball County gets 15.83" of precipitation a year and 29.8" 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 40.3° 13.0° 0.28" 3.5"
February 42.2° 14.1° 0.40" 4.6"
March 51.5° 22.0° 0.87" 4.8"
April 58.0° 29.0° 1.70" 3.9"
May 67.3° 39.5° 2.82" 1.0"
June 79.5° 49.3° 2.35" 0.0"
July 86.2° 55.4° 2.07" 0.0"
August 84.2° 52.7° 1.77" 0.0"
September 76.5° 43.2° 1.42" 0.3"
October 62.2° 30.5° 1.20" 1.8"
November 49.5° 20.3° 0.50" 4.1"
December 40.6° 12.8° 0.45" 5.8"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.28"
February 0.40"
March 0.87"
April 1.70"
May 2.82"
June 2.35"
July 2.07"
August 1.77"
September 1.42"
October 1.20"
November 0.50"
December 0.45"
Annual total 15.83"

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 453
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,108
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $62
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 Kimball County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Kimball County?

Kimball County averages a high of 86.2°F in July and a low of 12.8°F in December. Annual precipitation is 15.83 inches, including 29.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Kimball 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 Kimball County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.2°F. That drives 453 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Kimball County?

Yes. Kimball County averages 29.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station KIMBALL 2NE, NE US (USC00254440), 4.8 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.