Hot-summer humid continental
Hickman, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska · Population 2.8k · 1,283 ft elevation
Living in Hickman
Hickman has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ 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.
Hickman at a glance
- Population
- 2.8k
- Elevation
- 1,283 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,981 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $294k57th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,309/mo58th percentile
- Median household income
- $104k76th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.63%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.79th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 8.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 6.7″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 30°F | 1.7″ | 5.1″ | 219 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 1.6″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 51°F | 4.9″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 2.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 2.4″ | 1.3″ | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 30°F | 1.3″ | 1.8″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 4.1″ | 175 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