Hot-summer humid continental
Wahoo, Nebraska
Saunders County, Nebraska · Population 4.9k · 1,217 ft elevation
Living in Wahoo
Wahoo 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 30″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wahoo at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 30″19th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,911 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $227k41th percentile
- Median rent
- $913/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.39%69th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 60 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 300 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 294th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1616th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 12°F | 0.6″ | 4.7″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 0.8″ | 6.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 2.6″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 2.9″ | 0.8″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | 0.1″ | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 3.1″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 52°F | 3.1″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 39°F | 2.2″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 1.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 17°F | 1.1″ | 4.4″ | 161 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