Cold semi-arid
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska · Population 14k · 3,894 ft elevation
Living in Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (69% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Scottsbluff at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 3,894 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,105 hrs78th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $141k16th percentile
- Median rent
- $966/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.61%78th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 672 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,065 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 4.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 8.4″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 24°F | 1.0″ | 6.4″ | 234 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 33°F | 1.7″ | 3.7″ | 243 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 2.9″ | 1.3″ | 284 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 53°F | 2.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 60°F | 1.7″ | — | 375 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 57°F | 1.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 47°F | 1.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 34°F | 1.3″ | 2.3″ | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 4.7″ | 199 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 8.3″ | 180 hrs |
Near Scottsbluff
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology