Gothenburg, NE Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gothenburg's primary NOAA station, GOTHENBURG.
The climate verdict for Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Nebraska has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 51°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 24.1"
- precipitation, annual total
- 162 days
- frost-free growing season
Gothenburg: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00253365 · Gothenburg, NE 51°F mean · 24.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,087
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Van Wert
- PRCP-DRY 24.1"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,008 HDD
- STN-1 USC00253365
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Van Wert, OH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NE station list.
- Gothenburg (this station) 51°F
- Cold Tremonton, UT 51°F
- Hot Edison, NE 51°F
- Near Van Wert, OH 51°F
- Near Channahon Dresd…, IL 51°F
Climate Living Index · Gothenburg
Gothenburg: 47/100 · grade D
Gothenburg publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gothenburg, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 24.1 in · 10.9 from 35 in | 62/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 150 calendar days | 46/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.0°F · 16.5° from 67.5°F | 45/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 162 days/year | 35/100 · F |
Gothenburg · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gothenburg is a continental Köppen climate: Dwa
Coldest-month mean 27.5°F and warmest-month mean 75.5°F place this station in continental, dry-winter, hot summer climates (Dwa). Class Dwa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-winter, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dwa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 75.5°F
- Coldest month
- 27.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Gothenburg sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gothenburg's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 45th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 33rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 73%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Gothenburg is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gothenburg compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gothenburg's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Gothenburg's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 109 complete annual observations from 1897 to 2025, GOTHENBURG warmed at a fitted rate of 0.18°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Gothenburg primary station fitted change +0.18 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.4" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.6" | 26.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.1" | 22.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 2.7" | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 4.1" | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.7" | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 12.8 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.7" | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| October | 65°F (18°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 1.9" | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.7" | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 40°F (5°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.6" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 15, short of 90°F on every date, while 150 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 16°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 29, then returns to freezing around November 1, covering 150 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 25, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 17 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 82 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 26 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gothenburg.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.4 days with precipitation
4.8 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
Gothenburg runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Gothenburg's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 4.1", on a wide 48°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, June, July, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.4".
- Winter share: 7% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Gothenburg's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 81 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 24.1" between them, or roughly 0.30 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 9
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
162 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,008
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
954
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to Gothenburg on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Deseret, UT 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Elwood, IN 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Kentland, IN 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Mannington, WV 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (24.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Conde, SD 24.1" · 0.0" off
- McNary, AZ 24.1" · 0.0" off
- Miami, TX 24.1" · 0.0" off
- Hill City, KS 24.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Gothenburg's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Gothenburg's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,008 annual heating degree days against 954 for cooling. Its 48.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Gothenburg's frost-free season lasts about 162 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Gothenburg's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 48.0°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Gothenburg's 24.1 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Gothenburg's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Gothenburg, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Gothenburg's primary station: GOTHENBURG (USC00253365). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3119385). Match rule for Gothenburg: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gothenburg comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.