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Kearney, Nebraska climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Kearney has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°F at night. Precipitation totals about 26 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 4.4 inches while January barely receives 0.51 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (22 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKearney climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 36 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Avg low (°F) | 14 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 36 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 82 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 25 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 |
| Avg low (°F) | 14 | 17 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 59 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 87 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 51 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 75 | 73 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Avg low (°F) | 63 | 61 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 17 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 8 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 1 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 0.2 | 8 | 24 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 65 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 48 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Kearney 4 NE (NOAA GHCN station USC00254335), about 6 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.