Hot-summer humid continental
Seward, Nebraska
Seward County, Nebraska · Population 7.7k · 1,496 ft elevation
Living in Seward
Seward has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Seward at a glance
- Population
- 7.7k
- Elevation
- 1,496 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,910 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $233k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $986/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%
- Violent crime rate
- 26 per 100k7th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 631 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2626th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 12°F | 0.7″ | 5.4″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 6.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 3.0″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 2.5″ | 0.9″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 4.9″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 3.6″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 2.5″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 2.2″ | 0.7″ | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 26°F | 1.2″ | 1.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 36°F | 16°F | 0.9″ | 4.0″ | 162 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