Hot-summer humid continental
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Otoe County, Nebraska · Population 7.3k · 1,056 ft elevation
Living in Nebraska City
Nebraska City 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 34″ a year, and it gets light snow (24″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 19 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Nebraska City at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 24″63th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,926 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 191th percentile
- Median home value
- $148k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $910/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.61%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.576th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 131 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 907 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th 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 | 34°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 8.1″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 1.1″ | 7.2″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 29°F | 1.9″ | 1.9″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 39°F | 3.4″ | 1.1″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 51°F | 5.4″ | 0.1″ | 278 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.9″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.4″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 54°F | 3.2″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 29°F | 1.6″ | 1.3″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 19°F | 1.4″ | 4.2″ | 165 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