Hot-summer humid continental
Aurora, Nebraska
Hamilton County, Nebraska · Population 4.7k · 1,795 ft elevation
Living in Aurora
Aurora has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Aurora at a glance
- Population
- 4.7k
- Elevation
- 1,795 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,011 hrs68th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $222k40th percentile
- Median rent
- $747/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 148 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 338 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 15°F | 0.7″ | 7.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 5.8″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 28°F | 1.6″ | 4.1″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 2.2″ | 244 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 5.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 2.8″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 53°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 1.5″ | 2.9″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 19°F | 1.1″ | 3.8″ | 175 hrs |
Near Aurora
- Central City, NE · 3k
- Grand Island, NE · 53k
- York, NE · 8.1k
- Hastings, NE · 25k
- St. Paul, NE · 2.6k
- Seward, NE · 7.7k
- Milford, NE · 2.7k
- Columbus, NE · 24k
Largest places in Nebraska
- Omaha, NE · 488k
- Lincoln, NE · 292k
- Bellevue, NE · 64k
- Kearney, NE · 34k
- Fremont, NE · 27k
- Norfolk, NE · 26k
- Papillion, NE · 24k
- North Platte, NE · 23k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology