North Platte Rgnl, 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 North Platte Rgnl's primary NOAA station, NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for North Platte Rgnl
North Platte Rgnl, Nebraska has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 50°F. Its climate comfort score of 59/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 37% of station-mapped location scores.
- 50°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 59/100
- comfort score, above 37% of station-mapped location scores
- 21.1"
- annual precipitation · 30" snow
- 143 days
- frost-free growing season
North Platte Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00024023 · North Platte Rgnl, NE 50°F mean · 21.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-COOL #2,676
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holdrege
- PRCP-DRY 21.1"
- SWING-WIDE 49°F
- COMF-MID 59/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,367 HDD
- STN-1 USW00024023
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Holdrege, NE (+ 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.
- North Platte Rg… (this station) 50°F
- Cold Allerton, IA 50°F
- Hot Albia, IA 50°F
- Near Holdrege, NE 50°F
- Near Kearney, NE 50°F
Climate Living Index · North Platte Rgnl
North Platte Rgnl: 39/100 · grade F
North Platte Rgnl publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for North Platte Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 59/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 59.3°F mean dew point | 69/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 21.1 in · 13.9 from 35 in | 51/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 49.9°F · 17.6° from 67.5°F | 40/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 29.6 inches/year | 39/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 188 calendar days | 21/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 143 days/year | 20/100 · F |
North Platte Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
North Platte Rgnl is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 26.3°F and warmest-month mean 75.6°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 75.6°F
- Coldest month
- 26.3°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 North Platte Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for North Platte Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 39th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 71%
- North Platte Rgnl's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 79%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for North Platte Rgnl is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How North Platte Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
North Platte Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
59 37th percentile score exceeds 37% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 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
North Platte Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 140 complete annual observations from 1875 to 2025, NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.12°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- North Platte Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.12 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 0.4" | 5.1" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 0.6" | 6.9" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 4.2" | 25.8 | 0.1 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 2.3" | 3.6" | 13.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.6" | 0.1" | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 1.6" | 2.2" | 13.8 | 0.3 |
| November | 53°F (11°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.5" | 3.0" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.5" | 4.5" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
North Platte Rgnl works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 16 and hold at or above 90°F on 14 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 174 dates, bottoming at 12°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 12 through July 25, covering 14 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 10 to October 7.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 11, then returns to freezing around October 21, covering 174 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 29, when 39% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 4 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 88 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for North Platte Rgnl.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 5.1"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.9"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
6.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.6"
9.0 days with precipitation
11.5 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.2"
6.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.0"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.5"
3.7 days with precipitation
North Platte Rgnl runs a summer-peaked wet season
44% of North Platte Rgnl'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 June at 3.5", on a wide 49.3°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: June, May, July, taking 48% 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 North Platte Rgnl's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 88 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 21.1" between them, or roughly 0.24 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.
Winter brings real snow to North Platte Rgnl
North Platte Rgnl averages 29.6 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 21 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 29.6 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 21 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 14% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 1
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 11
50% probability date
Growing Season
143 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,367
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
904
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 8.3 | 56% | 27% |
| February | 65% | 9.7 | 58% | 26% |
| March | 60% | 10.9 | 53% | 29% |
| April | 62% | 10.7 | 52% | 27% |
| May | 66% | 9.2 | 53% | 23% |
| June | 65% | 8.8 | 68% | 11% |
| July | 69% | 7.7 | 65% | 13% |
| August | 64% | 8.1 | 70% | 12% |
| September | 64% | 8.8 | 68% | 18% |
| October | 65% | 8.7 | 64% | 23% |
| November | 68% | 8.5 | 66% | 21% |
| December | 72% | 8.1 | 62% | 26% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to North Platte Rgnl 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 (50°F here).
- Cedar Rapids, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Centerville, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Chalmers, IN 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Coulee Dam, WA 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (21.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Chiloquin, OR 21.1" · 0.0" off
- Bonners Ferry, ID 21.1" · 0.0" off
- Onida, SD 21.1" · 0.0" off
- Panhandle, TX 21.1" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define North Platte Rgnl
heating led · moderate · mid swing
North Platte Rgnl's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,367 annual heating degree days against 904 for cooling. Its 49.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 143 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. North Platte Rgnl coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 26°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. North Platte Rgnl typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. North Platte Rgnl snow peak
February
North Platte Rgnl averages 29.6 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
Questions about North Platte Rgnl's climate
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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 North Platte Rgnl's primary station: NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP (USW00024023). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for North Platte Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for North Platte Rgnl 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.