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30-year climate normals

Saunders County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.4°F.

Saunders County gets 29.34" of precipitation a year and 26" of snow, and 43% 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 35.6° 14.4° 0.73" 6.5"
February 40.6° 18.4° 0.89" 7.1"
March 53.6° 28.7° 1.55" 3.4"
April 64.8° 39.2° 2.69" 1.2"
May 75.0° 51.2° 4.91" 0.1"
June 85.2° 62.1° 4.48" 0.0"
July 89.4° 66.7° 3.25" 0.0"
August 87.2° 64.1° 3.32" 0.0"
September 80.1° 54.3° 2.90" 0.0"
October 66.6° 41.0° 2.14" 0.9"
November 51.7° 28.0° 1.30" 1.5"
December 39.4° 18.2° 1.18" 5.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.73"
February 0.89"
March 1.55"
April 2.69"
May 4.91"
June 4.48"
July 3.25"
August 3.32"
September 2.90"
October 2.14"
November 1.30"
December 1.18"
Annual total 29.34"

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 1,270
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,856
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $173
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $279

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 Saunders County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Saunders County?

Saunders County averages a high of 89.4°F in July and a low of 14.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 29.34 inches, including 26 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Saunders County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Saunders County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.4°F. That drives 1,270 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Saunders County?

Yes. Saunders County averages 26 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LINCOLN MUNI AP, NE US (USW00014939), 26.3 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.