Hot-summer humid continental
Ogallala, Nebraska
Keith County, Nebraska · Population 4.8k · 3,232 ft elevation
Living in Ogallala
Ogallala has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets light snow (25″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Ogallala at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 3,232 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 25″64th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,175 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $738/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.280th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,080 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 141th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6363th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 4.6″ | 204 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 5.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 26°F | 1.1″ | 3.7″ | 241 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 35°F | 2.2″ | 3.2″ | 253 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 63°F | 2.9″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 61°F | 2.1″ | — | 340 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 50°F | 1.5″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 36°F | 1.3″ | 0.6″ | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 25°F | 0.6″ | 2.6″ | 207 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 4.1″ | 189 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