Hot-summer humid continental
Beatrice, Nebraska
Gage County, Nebraska · Population 12k · 1,296 ft elevation
Living in Beatrice
Beatrice has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Beatrice at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 1,296 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,981 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $153k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $753/mo9th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.53%74th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 73 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 626 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 33th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 6.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 17°F | 0.9″ | 4.9″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 2.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 2.9″ | 0.9″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 5.0″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.6″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.1″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 27°F | 1.3″ | 1.0″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 18°F | 1.0″ | 3.0″ | 175 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