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30-year climate normals

Scotts Bluff County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.7°

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

Scotts Bluff County gets 15.65" of precipitation a year and 42.5" of snow, and 46% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

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 41.7° 14.9° 0.39" 5.3"
February 44.6° 17.0° 0.56" 7.5"
March 54.9° 25.0° 1.00" 6.8"
April 62.3° 32.6° 1.92" 5.2"
May 71.9° 43.5° 2.78" 0.9"
June 83.9° 53.6° 2.54" 0.0"
July 90.7° 59.8° 1.66" 0.0"
August 88.8° 57.3° 1.24" 0.0"
September 79.9° 47.1° 1.22" 0.3"
October 64.9° 33.6° 1.23" 3.5"
November 51.7° 22.7° 0.59" 5.2"
December 41.6° 14.4° 0.52" 7.8"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.39"
February 0.56"
March 1.00"
April 1.92"
May 2.78"
June 2.54"
July 1.66"
August 1.24"
September 1.22"
October 1.23"
November 0.59"
December 0.52"
Annual total 15.65"

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 853
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,312
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $116
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $300

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 Scotts Bluff County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Scotts Bluff County?

Scotts Bluff County averages a high of 90.7°F in July and a low of 14.4°F in December. Annual precipitation is 15.65 inches, including 42.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Scotts Bluff County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, 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 Scotts Bluff County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.7°F. That drives 853 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Scotts Bluff County?

Yes. Scotts Bluff County averages 42.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SCOTTSBLUFF HEILIG AP, NE US (USW00024028), 5.8 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.