Hot-summer humid continental
Crete, Nebraska
Saline County, Nebraska · Population 7.5k · 1,362 ft elevation
Living in Crete
Crete has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 33 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Crete at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 1,362 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,981 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $846/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.29%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 171 per 100k49th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,200 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 428th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th 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 | 35°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 6.3″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 6.6″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 3.2″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 2.6″ | 1.3″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 5.7″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 2.3″ | 1.0″ | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 1.2″ | 2.0″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 4.9″ | 175 hrs |
Near Crete
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology