Hot-summer humid continental
Falls City, Nebraska
Richardson County, Nebraska · Population 4.1k · 1,014 ft elevation
Living in Falls City
Falls City has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 35″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Falls City at a glance
- Population
- 4.1k
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 35″26th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,925 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $92k4th percentile
- Median rent
- $713/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 50 per 100k15th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 373 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 141th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 7.4″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 5.7″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 1.6″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 41°F | 3.5″ | 0.6″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 4.6″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.8″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 5.2″ | — | 348 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 316 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 3.3″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | 0.4″ | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 30°F | 1.8″ | 1.0″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 21°F | 1.2″ | 5.4″ | 166 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