Albion, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Albion's normal year runs from 11°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 27.2 inches of precipitation and 27 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.1°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 29°C, 692 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAlbion
- Station IDUSC00250070
- Location41.69°N 98.01°W
- Elevation1,795 ft (547 m)
- Population1,740
On October 23, the normal high in Albion is 60°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Albion.
- Jan 33° 11°
- Feb 37° 15°
- Mar 49° 24°
- Apr 60° 34°
- May 71° 47°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 85° 63°
- Aug 83° 60°
- Sep 76° 50°
- Oct 63° 37°
- Nov 49° 24°
- Dec 36° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Albion each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.22 in), the least in January (0.55 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 11°F | 21.9°F | 0.55 | 5.3 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 15°F | 25.7°F | 0.70 | 6.4 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 24°F | 36.6°F | 1.67 | 5.0 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 34°F | 47.3°F | 2.67 | 2.3 | 8 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 59.2°F | 4.22 | 0.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.7°F | 3.77 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 85°F | 63°F | 73.7°F | 3.31 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 83°F | 60°F | 71.2°F | 3.52 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 76°F | 50°F | 63.0°F | 2.69 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 37°F | 50.0°F | 2.14 | 0.9 | 7 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 24°F | 36.4°F | 1.18 | 3.1 | 5 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 36°F | 15°F | 25.3°F | 0.81 | 3.5 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 37°F | 48.3°F | 27.23 | 26.6 | 83 | 22 | 161 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −12°C | −5.6°C | 14 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 3°C | −10°C | −3.5°C | 18 mm | 16 cm |
| March | 9°C | −4°C | 2.6°C | 42 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 16°C | 1°C | 8.5°C | 68 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.1°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 3°C | 10.0°C | 54 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 9°C | −4°C | 2.4°C | 30 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 2°C | −10°C | −3.7°C | 21 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250070; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Albion?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250070.
When is the last frost in Albion?
In Albion, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 22 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 11 year in 10 after May 12; 9 in 10 after April 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 22; 9 in 10 before October 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 157 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 175 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albion in zone 5b in ZIP code 68620, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Albion's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00250070; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Albion?
In a normal year in Albion, 22 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 161 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 83 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 161a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 83a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 9a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1893) is 115°F, on July 24, 1936; the lowest is −37°F, on January 12, 1912.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1982, with 39.70 in; the snowiest season is 1983–84, with 78.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00250070; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00250070. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Albion?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Albion, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and March the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.2 |
| February | 75% | 3.1 |
| March | 71% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 6.0 |
| June | 82% | 6.8 |
| July | 85% | 6.8 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.4 |
| November | 77% | 2.4 |
| December | 73% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Albion need?
A normal year in Albion brings 6,825 heating degree days, 27% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 790 cooling degree days, 13% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,932 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,336 | 0 |
| February | 1,100 | 0 |
| March | 880 | 0 |
| April | 535 | 4 |
| May | 224 | 45 |
| June | 35 | 174 |
| July | 6 | 277 |
| August | 15 | 209 |
| September | 137 | 75 |
| October | 470 | 6 |
| November | 858 | 0 |
| December | 1,229 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,825 | 790 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250070. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Albion been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 49.9°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.3°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.0°F | +1.7°F | 25.86 | 21.2 |
| 2022 | 48.8°F | +0.5°F | 16.75 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 49.8°F | +1.5°F | 27.14 | 18.3 |
| 2024 | 50.5°F | +2.2°F | 28.86 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | 49.9°F | +1.6°F | 33.52 | 16.7 |
Over 65 complete years from 1898 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00250070; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Albion's climate compare?
Albion is warmer than 28 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 71. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.3°F is warmer than 33%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Albion is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Albion share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Newman Grove, NE634 people · 13 mi E
- Cedar Rapids, NE376 people · 11 mi SW
- Loretto, NE119 people · 7 mi NW
- Belgrade, NE105 people · 15 mi S
- Primrose, NE56 people · 13 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Albion's climate
What is the coldest month in Albion?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Albion?
Yes: 27 inches in a normal year, falling on 16 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (6.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Albion?
May, with 4.22 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.55 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Albion in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Albion in zone 5b in ZIP code 68620, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Albion's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Albion?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Genoa, NE21 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Elgin, NE21 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Oakdale, NE26 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Greeley, NE29 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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