Hot-summer humid continental
Fairbury, Nebraska
Jefferson County, Nebraska · Population 3.9k · 1,335 ft elevation
Living in Fairbury
Fairbury 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 32″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Fairbury at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 1,335 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 32″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,981 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $91k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $666/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 109th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 14°F | 0.8″ | 5.7″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 18°F | 1.0″ | 5.6″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 28°F | 1.7″ | 2.4″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 38°F | 3.0″ | 0.8″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 5.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 3.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 40°F | 2.4″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 28°F | 1.4″ | 2.4″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 3.4″ | 176 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