Hot-summer humid continental
West Point, Nebraska
Cuming County, Nebraska · Population 3.5k · 1,358 ft elevation
Living in West Point
West Point has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets light snow (29″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (22 days a year).
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 27, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
West Point at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 1,358 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 29″69th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,900 hrs57th percentile
- Median AQI
- 273th percentile
- Median home value
- $209k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $748/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 29 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 406 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 11°F | 0.7″ | 5.9″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 7.6″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 4.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 3.4″ | 1.8″ | 234 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 60°F | 5.2″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.9″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 52°F | 3.0″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 2.1″ | 0.5″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 26°F | 1.3″ | 2.6″ | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 6.3″ | 158 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