Bartlett, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bartlett's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 27.2 inches of precipitation and 35 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.7°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 31°C, 690 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBartlett (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00250525
- Location41.89°N 98.56°W
- Elevation2,175 ft (663 m)
- Population110
On October 23, the normal high in Bartlett is 61°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bartlett.
- Jan 35° 12°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 51° 25°
- Apr 62° 35°
- May 72° 46°
- Jun 83° 58°
- Jul 88° 63°
- Aug 85° 61°
- Sep 78° 51°
- Oct 65° 38°
- Nov 50° 25°
- Dec 37° 16°
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 Bartlett each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.04 in), the least in February (0.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 12°F | 23.5°F | 0.76 | 7.1 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 38°F | 16°F | 27.1°F | 0.66 | 7.6 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 51°F | 25°F | 37.8°F | 1.35 | 4.9 | 4 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 35°F | 48.1°F | 2.94 | 3.2 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 46°F | 59.1°F | 3.97 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 83°F | 58°F | 70.3°F | 4.04 | 0.0 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 88°F | 63°F | 75.2°F | 3.44 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 85°F | 61°F | 72.9°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 78°F | 51°F | 64.4°F | 2.40 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 38°F | 51.1°F | 2.43 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 25°F | 37.6°F | 0.97 | 4.6 | 3 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 16°F | 26.8°F | 0.83 | 5.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 37°F | 49.5°F | 27.18 | 35.1 | 68 | 32 | 165 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −11°C | −4.7°C | 19 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 4°C | −9°C | −2.7°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 10°C | −4°C | 3.2°C | 34 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 16°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 75 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 101 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 21.3°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 17°C | 24.0°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.0°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 62 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 10°C | −4°C | 3.1°C | 25 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 3°C | −9°C | −2.9°C | 21 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250525; 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 Bartlett?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00250525.
When is the last frost in Bartlett?
In Bartlett, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 21 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 41 year in 10 after May 20; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 154 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 174 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 17 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bartlett in zone 5a in ZIP code 68622, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bartlett's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (17 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00250525; 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 Bartlett?
In a normal year in Bartlett, 32 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 165 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 68 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 165a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 68a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 12a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1982) is 109°F, on July 20, 2006; the lowest is −29°F, on February 4, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 38.93 in; the snowiest season is 2000–01, with 65.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00250525; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00250525. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bartlett?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bartlett, 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 Bartlett need?
A normal year in Bartlett brings 6,543 heating degree days, 22% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 929 cooling degree days, 2% more 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 3,131 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,288 | 0 |
| February | 1,061 | 0 |
| March | 844 | 1 |
| April | 509 | 4 |
| May | 230 | 45 |
| June | 36 | 193 |
| July | 6 | 322 |
| August | 12 | 258 |
| September | 114 | 97 |
| October | 438 | 9 |
| November | 824 | 0 |
| December | 1,182 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,543 | 929 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250525. 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 Bartlett been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 53.6°F, 4.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 49.5°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.6°F | +2.1°F | 23.41 | 28.0 |
| 2022 | 50.7°F | +1.2°F | 14.86 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 52.4°F | +2.9°F | 31.38 | 41.5 |
| 2024 | 53.6°F | +4.1°F | 22.58 | 22.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00250525. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bartlett's climate compare?
Bartlett is warmer than 58 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 70. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.5°F is warmer than 38%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bartlett 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.
Questions about Bartlett's climate
What is the coldest month in Bartlett?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Bartlett?
Yes: 35 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bartlett?
June, with 4.04 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bartlett in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bartlett in zone 5a in ZIP code 68622, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bartlett's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −14°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Bartlett?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 4; in one year in ten it comes after May 20. Waiting until May 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ericson, NE14 miles from this station, 47.8°F a year
- Greeley, NE24 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Chambers, NE24 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Elgin, NE26 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
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