Hot-summer humid continental
Kearney, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska · Population 34k · 2,172 ft elevation
Living in Kearney
Kearney has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 26″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ 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.
Kearney at a glance
- Population
- 34k
- Elevation
- 2,172 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 26″17th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,125 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $236k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $922/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k43th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.49%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%
- Violent crime rate
- 229 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,221 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 3.7″ | 197 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 5.6″ | 183 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 3.5″ | 235 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 2.7″ | 1.9″ | 256 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 63°F | 3.4″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 51°F | 1.8″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 38°F | 2.1″ | 0.8″ | 237 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 25°F | 1.0″ | 2.8″ | 205 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 3.4″ | 182 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