Cold semi-arid
Sidney, Nebraska
Cheyenne County, Nebraska · Population 6.4k · 4,088 ft elevation
Living in Sidney
Sidney has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sidney at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 4,088 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,145 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $137k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $914/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.86%86th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 92 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 985 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2827th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 984 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 14°F | 0.1″ | 3.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 16°F | 0.2″ | 4.9″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 4.3″ | 241 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 31°F | 1.7″ | 3.2″ | 247 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 41°F | 2.9″ | 0.7″ | 286 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 51°F | 3.1″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 58°F | 2.1″ | — | 367 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 56°F | 2.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 46°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 290 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 33°F | 1.0″ | 2.4″ | 239 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 3.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 14°F | 0.2″ | 5.7″ | 184 hrs |
Near Sidney
- Gering, NE · 8.6k
- Scottsbluff, NE · 14k
- Ogallala, NE · 4.8k
- Alliance, NE · 8.1k
- North Platte, NE · 23k
- Chadron, NE · 5.2k
- McCook, NE · 7.4k
- Gothenburg, NE · 3.4k
Largest places in Nebraska
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- Lincoln, NE · 292k
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- Hastings, NE · 25k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology