Chappell, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Chappell's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 19.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 482 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationChappell
- Station IDUSC00251602
- Location41.09°N 102.47°W
- Elevation3,710 ft (1,131 m)
- Population861
On October 23, the normal high in Chappell is 60°F and the normal low 31°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Chappell.
- Jan 40° 13°
- Feb 41° 16°
- Mar 52° 24°
- Apr 60° 33°
- May 70° 44°
- Jun 81° 53°
- Jul 87° 60°
- Aug 85° 58°
- Sep 77° 48°
- Oct 63° 34°
- Nov 50° 22°
- Dec 40° 14°
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 Chappell each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.07 in), the least in January (0.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 13°F | 26.5°F | 0.33 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 41°F | 16°F | 28.6°F | 0.54 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 52°F | 24°F | 38.0°F | 1.04 | – | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 33°F | 46.5°F | 2.13 | – | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 56.7°F | 2.94 | – | 2 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 53°F | 67.3°F | 3.07 | – | 7 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 60°F | 73.8°F | 2.66 | – | 16 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 58°F | 71.5°F | 2.41 | – | 12 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 48°F | 62.3°F | 1.58 | – | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 34°F | 48.6°F | 1.39 | – | <1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 22°F | 36.3°F | 0.50 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h |
| December | 40°F | 14°F | 26.9°F | 0.39 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 35°F | 48.6°F | 18.98 | – | 41 | 168 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −10°C | −3.1°C | 8 mm |
| February | 5°C | −9°C | −1.9°C | 14 mm |
| March | 11°C | −4°C | 3.3°C | 26 mm |
| April | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C | 54 mm |
| May | 21°C | 6°C | 13.7°C | 75 mm |
| June | 27°C | 12°C | 19.6°C | 78 mm |
| July | 31°C | 16°C | 23.2°C | 68 mm |
| August | 30°C | 14°C | 21.9°C | 61 mm |
| September | 25°C | 9°C | 16.8°C | 40 mm |
| October | 17°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 35 mm |
| November | 10°C | −5°C | 2.4°C | 13 mm |
| December | 4°C | −10°C | −2.8°C | 10 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Lodgepole (9 miles away), gets 28 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00251602; 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 Chappell?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September.
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 USC00251602.
When is the last frost in Chappell?
In Chappell, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 8 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 20 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 81 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 149 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 168 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chappell in zone 5b in ZIP code 69129, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00251602; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Chappell?
In a normal year in Chappell, 41 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 168 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 41a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 168a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 31high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00251602.
How sunny is Chappell?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Chappell, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and April the cloudiest (75%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.4 |
| February | 77% | 3.3 |
| March | 76% | 4.4 |
| April | 75% | 5.5 |
| May | 76% | 6.3 |
| June | 85% | 7.3 |
| July | 87% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.3 |
| September | 85% | 5.1 |
| October | 79% | 3.6 |
| November | 80% | 2.6 |
| December | 78% | 2.0 |
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 Chappell need?
A normal year in Chappell brings 6,660 heating degree days, 24% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 708 cooling degree days, 22% 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 2,743 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,195 | 0 |
| February | 1,020 | 0 |
| March | 837 | 0 |
| April | 555 | 1 |
| May | 282 | 26 |
| June | 56 | 125 |
| July | 6 | 278 |
| August | 17 | 217 |
| September | 140 | 59 |
| October | 511 | 2 |
| November | 861 | 0 |
| December | 1,181 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,660 | 708 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00251602. 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 Chappell been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 49.8°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.6°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.5°F | −1.1°F | 24.42 |
| 2024 | 49.8°F | +1.2°F | 19.11 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00251602. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Chappell's climate compare?
Chappell is warmer than 38 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 16. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.6°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Chappell 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 Chappell share this climate record?
Ovid has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Ovid, CO256 people · 10 mi SE
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 Chappell's climate
What is the coldest month in Chappell?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Chappell?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Chappell's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Lodgepole (9 miles away), records 28 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Chappell?
June, with 3.07 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Chappell in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Chappell in zone 5b in ZIP code 69129, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Chappell?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 8; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lodgepole, NE9 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Julesburg, CO13 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Sedgwick, CO16 miles from this station, 49.6°F a year
- Big Springs, NE21 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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