Hot-summer humid continental
Holdrege, Nebraska
Phelps County, Nebraska · Population 5.5k · 2,349 ft elevation
Living in Holdrege
Holdrege has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 28″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Holdrege at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 2,349 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 28″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,125 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $167k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $740/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 180 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 90 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3636th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 13°F | 0.6″ | 5.6″ | 198 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 7.0″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 25°F | 1.6″ | 3.9″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 35°F | 2.8″ | 1.8″ | 256 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | 0.2″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 57°F | 3.9″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 2.1″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 2.0″ | 0.8″ | 237 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 2.0″ | 206 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 4.1″ | 183 hrs |
Near Holdrege
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology