Hot-summer humid continental
North Platte, Nebraska
Lincoln County, Nebraska · Population 23k · 2,808 ft elevation
Living in North Platte
North Platte has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (30″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (9 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
North Platte at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 2,808 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 30″70th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,130 hrs79th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $160k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $882/mo22th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.64%79th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.670th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 116 per 100k35th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,596 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1918th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 12°F | 0.4″ | 5.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 15°F | 0.6″ | 6.9″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 4.2″ | 233 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 33°F | 2.3″ | 3.6″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 61°F | 3.2″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 59°F | 2.6″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 1.6″ | 0.1″ | 283 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 34°F | 1.6″ | 2.2″ | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 21°F | 0.5″ | 3.0″ | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 13°F | 0.5″ | 4.5″ | 187 hrs |
Near North Platte
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology