Hot-summer continental (dry winter)
Gothenburg, Nebraska
Dawson County, Nebraska · Population 3.4k · 2,579 ft elevation
Living in Gothenburg
Gothenburg has a hot-summer continental (dry winter) climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 24″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (12 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Gothenburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 2,579 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 24″16th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,075 hrs74th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $173k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $838/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.24%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 233 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6519th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1515th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 5.0″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 7.3″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 4.4″ | 225 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 3.4″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 48°F | 4.1″ | 0.4″ | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.3″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 1.7″ | 0.1″ | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 1.9″ | 1.5″ | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 26°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 201 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 5.5″ | 185 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