Hot-summer humid continental
Grand Island, Nebraska
Hall County, Nebraska · Population 53k · 1,880 ft elevation
Living in Grand Island
Grand Island has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 27″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grand Island at a glance
- Population
- 53k
- Elevation
- 1,880 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 27″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,011 hrs68th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $203k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $913/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.40%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 386 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,718 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 88th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 6.8″ | 191 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 0.7″ | 7.3″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 29°F | 1.4″ | 3.8″ | 217 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 39°F | 2.5″ | 1.6″ | 244 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 4.7″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 360 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 2.0″ | 0.1″ | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 2.0″ | 1.1″ | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 28°F | 1.1″ | 2.3″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 19°F | 0.8″ | 4.7″ | 175 hrs |
Near Grand Island
- Aurora, NE · 4.7k
- St. Paul, NE · 2.6k
- Hastings, NE · 25k
- Central City, NE · 3k
- York, NE · 8.1k
- Kearney, NE · 34k
- Minden, NE · 3k
- Holdrege, NE · 5.5k
Largest places in Nebraska
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology