Hot-summer continental (dry winter)
Valentine, Nebraska
Cherry County, Nebraska · Population 2.6k · 2,585 ft elevation
Living in Valentine
Valentine has a hot-summer continental (dry winter) climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 21″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (5 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 43 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Valentine at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 2,585 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 21″15th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,038 hrs70th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4356th percentile
- Median home value
- $136k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $872/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 416 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 416 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 141th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7675th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 13°F | 0.3″ | 3.9″ | 192 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 6.7″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 25°F | 0.9″ | 4.7″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 2.4″ | 5.3″ | 238 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 46°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 287 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 57°F | 4.0″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 62°F | 2.8″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 60°F | 2.2″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 50°F | 1.7″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 36°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 2.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 4.6″ | 174 hrs |
Near Valentine
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology