Hot-summer humid continental
Ashland, Nebraska
Saunders County, Nebraska · Population 3.1k · 1,089 ft elevation
Living in Ashland
Ashland has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 32″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 34 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 32, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Ashland at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,910 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 327th percentile
- Median home value
- $229k42th percentile
- Median rent
- $913/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.33%67th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 87 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 13°F | 0.8″ | 5.7″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 17°F | 1.0″ | 6.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 28°F | 1.7″ | 3.2″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.2″ | 0.9″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 5.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 3.7″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 2.4″ | 0.6″ | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 0.7″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 1.3″ | 4.8″ | 161 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology