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30-year climate normals

Platte County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.8°F.

Platte County gets 28.67" of precipitation a year and 25.6" 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 32.3° 13.8° 0.65" 6.6"
February 36.6° 17.7° 0.73" 6.0"
March 49.6° 28.2° 1.39" 3.8"
April 61.7° 39.0° 2.93" 1.1"
May 72.8° 51.0° 4.57" 0.0"
June 83.1° 61.7° 4.69" 0.0"
July 86.9° 66.0° 3.46" 0.0"
August 84.2° 63.6° 3.27" 0.0"
September 77.4° 54.5° 2.48" 0.0"
October 63.0° 41.1° 2.35" 0.7"
November 47.7° 27.7° 1.22" 1.8"
December 35.5° 17.7° 0.93" 5.6"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.65"
February 0.73"
March 1.39"
April 2.93"
May 4.57"
June 4.69"
July 3.46"
August 3.27"
September 2.48"
October 2.35"
November 1.22"
December 0.93"
Annual total 28.67"

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 1,088
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,322
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $148
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $301

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 Platte County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Platte County?

Platte County averages a high of 86.9°F in July and a low of 13.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 28.67 inches, including 25.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Platte 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 Platte County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.9°F. That drives 1,088 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Platte County?

Yes. Platte 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 COLUMBUS 3 NE, NE US (USC00251825), 12.4 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.