Eustis, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Eustis's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 23.4 inches of precipitation and 31 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.0°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 593 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEustis (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00252790
- Location40.69°N 100.05°W
- Elevation2,734 ft (833 m)
- Population400
On October 23, the normal high in Eustis is 61°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Eustis.
- Jan 37° 14°
- Feb 40° 17°
- Mar 52° 26°
- Apr 61° 36°
- May 71° 47°
- Jun 82° 58°
- Jul 87° 63°
- Aug 85° 61°
- Sep 78° 51°
- Oct 64° 38°
- Nov 50° 26°
- Dec 39° 17°
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 Eustis each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.58 in), the least in January (0.51 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 14°F | 25.7°F | 0.51 | 5.0 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 17°F | 28.6°F | 0.84 | 7.3 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 52°F | 26°F | 38.9°F | 1.27 | 4.4 | 6 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 61°F | 36°F | 48.3°F | 2.50 | 3.4 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 59.1°F | 3.58 | 0.4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 82°F | 58°F | 70.0°F | 3.50 | 0.0 | 11 | 7 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 87°F | 63°F | 75.2°F | 3.31 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 61°F | 73.0°F | 2.79 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 51°F | 64.6°F | 1.63 | 0.1 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 38°F | 51.0°F | 1.81 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 26°F | 38.0°F | 0.90 | 3.1 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| December | 39°F | 17°F | 27.8°F | 0.71 | 5.5 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 38°F | 50.0°F | 23.35 | 30.7 | 87 | 36 | 151 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −10°C | −3.5°C | 13 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 4°C | −8°C | −1.9°C | 21 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 11°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 32 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 16°C | 2°C | 9.1°C | 64 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 22°C | 9°C | 15.1°C | 91 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 17°C | 24.0°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 71 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 18.1°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 46 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 10°C | −3°C | 3.3°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 4°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 18 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252790; 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 Eustis?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June 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 USC00252790.
When is the last frost in Eustis?
In Eustis, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 12 in half of years and before September 28 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
- April 301 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 121 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 165 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 18 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eustis in zone 5b in ZIP code 69028, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Eustis's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (19 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 USC00252790; 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 Eustis?
In a normal year in Eustis, 36 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 151 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 87 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 36a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 151a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 38high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 87a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 2001) is 112°F, on June 27, 2012; the lowest is −24°F, on February 15, 2021.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2008, with 38.55 in; the snowiest season is 1983–84, with 82.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00252790; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00252790. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Eustis?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Eustis, 4.6 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 | 78% | 2.4 |
| February | 75% | 3.2 |
| March | 76% | 4.4 |
| April | 75% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.3 |
| June | 85% | 7.2 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 83% | 5.0 |
| October | 80% | 3.6 |
| November | 80% | 2.6 |
| December | 77% | 2.1 |
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 Eustis need?
A normal year in Eustis brings 6,338 heating degree days, 18% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 915 cooling degree days, 1% 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 3,141 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,218 | 0 |
| February | 1,017 | 0 |
| March | 811 | 0 |
| April | 503 | 4 |
| May | 229 | 46 |
| June | 35 | 183 |
| July | 4 | 318 |
| August | 9 | 257 |
| September | 110 | 99 |
| October | 441 | 8 |
| November | 809 | 0 |
| December | 1,153 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,338 | 915 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252790. 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 Eustis been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.5°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.0°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.2°F | +1.2°F | 27.45 | 29.4 |
| 2022 | 50.3°F | +0.3°F | 14.03 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | 50.9°F | +0.9°F | 21.06 | 34.7 |
| 2025 | 51.5°F | +1.5°F | 26.45 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00252790. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Eustis's climate compare?
Eustis is warmer than 70 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.0°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Eustis 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 Eustis share this climate record?
Farnam 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.
- Farnam, NE181 people · 9 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 Eustis's climate
What is the coldest month in Eustis?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Eustis?
Yes: 31 inches in a normal year, falling on 21 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Eustis?
May, with 3.58 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.51 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Eustis in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Eustis in zone 5b in ZIP code 69028, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Eustis's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Eustis?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Gothenburg, NE18 miles from this station, 51.0°F a year
- Canaday Steam Plant, NE19 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Medicine Creek Dam, NE24 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Curtis, NE25 miles from this station, 51.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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