Haigler, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Haigler's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 18.2 inches of precipitation and 22 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 33°C, 462 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHaigler
- Station IDUSC00253515
- Location40.01°N 101.94°W
- Elevation3,275 ft (998 m)
- Population140
On October 23, the normal high in Haigler is 64°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Haigler.
- Jan 43° 14°
- Feb 46° 17°
- Mar 56° 25°
- Apr 64° 34°
- May 73° 46°
- Jun 85° 56°
- Jul 91° 62°
- Aug 88° 59°
- Sep 81° 49°
- Oct 67° 35°
- Nov 54° 24°
- Dec 44° 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 Haigler each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.97 in), the least in January (0.42 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 14°F | 28.6°F | 0.42 | 4.6 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 17°F | 31.4°F | 0.56 | 4.2 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 25°F | 40.8°F | 0.83 | 3.3 | 5 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 34°F | 48.9°F | 1.79 | 1.2 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 73°F | 46°F | 59.5°F | 2.68 | 0.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 85°F | 56°F | 70.8°F | 2.55 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 91°F | 62°F | 76.6°F | 2.97 | 0.0 | 10 | 21 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 88°F | 59°F | 73.8°F | 2.68 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 81°F | 49°F | 64.9°F | 1.27 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 35°F | 51.0°F | 1.31 | 1.4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 54°F | 24°F | 39.0°F | 0.53 | 2.0 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 15°F | 29.7°F | 0.59 | 5.2 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 36°F | 51.2°F | 18.18 | 22.0 | 75 | 59 | 168 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −10°C | −1.9°C | 11 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8°C | −8°C | −0.3°C | 14 mm | 11 cm |
| March | 13°C | −4°C | 4.9°C | 21 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 18°C | 1°C | 9.4°C | 45 mm | 3 cm |
| May | 23°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 13°C | 21.6°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 17°C | 24.8°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 15°C | 23.2°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 10°C | 18.3°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 2°C | 10.6°C | 33 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 12°C | −5°C | 3.9°C | 13 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 7°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 15 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00253515; 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 Haigler?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00253515.
When is the last frost in Haigler?
In Haigler, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 24 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 51 year in 10 after May 19; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 24; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 152 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 168 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Haigler in zone 5b in ZIP code 69030, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Haigler's NOAA station is in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (16 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 USC00253515; 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 Haigler?
In a normal year in Haigler, 59 days a year reach 90°F (11 of them 100°F or more), 168 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 59a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 168a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 112°F, on July 24, 1936; the lowest is −25°F, on February 8, 1933.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 24.34 in; the snowiest season is 2006–07, with 45.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00253515; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00253515. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Haigler?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Haigler, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and April the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 2.4 |
| February | 76% | 3.3 |
| March | 77% | 4.5 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 77% | 6.3 |
| June | 85% | 7.2 |
| July | 88% | 7.1 |
| August | 87% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 3.7 |
| November | 80% | 2.6 |
| December | 76% | 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 Haigler need?
A normal year in Haigler brings 5,988 heating degree days, 11% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,003 cooling degree days, 10% 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 3,223 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,128 | 0 |
| February | 942 | 0 |
| March | 750 | 0 |
| April | 486 | 3 |
| May | 216 | 44 |
| June | 32 | 206 |
| July | 3 | 361 |
| August | 9 | 281 |
| September | 106 | 102 |
| October | 439 | 6 |
| November | 780 | 0 |
| December | 1,096 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,988 | 1,003 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00253515. 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.
How does Haigler's climate compare?
Haigler is warmer than 105 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Haigler is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Haigler share this climate record?
2 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.
- Laird, CO5 people · 10 mi NW
- Vernon, CO0 people · 20 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 Haigler's climate
What is the coldest month in Haigler?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Haigler?
Yes: 22 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (5.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Haigler?
July, with 2.97 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.42 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Haigler in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Haigler in zone 5b in ZIP code 69030, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Haigler's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
How late can frost come in Haigler?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 5; in one year in ten it comes after May 19. Waiting until May 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wray, CO15 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- St. Francis, KS19 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Benkelman, NE21 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Bonny Dam (2 mi NE), CO27 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
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