Home › Cities › United States › Nebraska › Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff, Nebraska climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Scottsbluff has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is December averaging around −10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 398 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 71 mm while January barely receives 10 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (108 cm 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Scottsbluff climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −8 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −5 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 14 | 25 | 49 | 71 | 65 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 13 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −10 | −8 | −4 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 14 | 25 | 49 | 71 | 65 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −5 | −10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 13 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.9 | 14 | 27 | 31 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.9 | 14 | 27 | 31 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 61 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 13.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 64 | 61 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 51 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 13.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00024028), 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.