Rushville, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Rushville's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C.
- NOAA stationRushville
- Station IDUSC00257415
- Location42.75°N 102.48°W
- Elevation3,790 ft (1,155 m)
- Population788
On October 22, the normal high in Rushville is 58°F and the normal low 30°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Rushville.
- Jan 36° 12°
- Feb 39° 13°
- Mar 49° 23°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 68° 42°
- Jun 78° 53°
- Jul 86° 59°
- Aug 85° 56°
- Sep 76° 45°
- Oct 61° 32°
- Nov 48° 20°
- Dec 37° 12°
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 Rushville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 12°F | 23.8°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 39°F | 13°F | 26.0°F | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 23°F | 36.0°F | – | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 31°F | 43.8°F | – | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 54.8°F | – | 1 | 4 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | – | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 86°F | 59°F | 72.0°F | – | 10 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 85°F | 56°F | 70.3°F | – | 9 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 76°F | 45°F | 60.5°F | – | 3 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 20°F | 34.1°F | – | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 12°F | 24.4°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 33°F | 46.5°F | – | 27 | 183 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −11°C | −4.6°C |
| February | 4°C | −11°C | −3.3°C |
| March | 9°C | −5°C | 2.2°C |
| April | 14°C | −1°C | 6.6°C |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C |
| June | 26°C | 11°C | 18.6°C |
| July | 30°C | 15°C | 22.2°C |
| August | 29°C | 13°C | 21.3°C |
| September | 24°C | 7°C | 15.8°C |
| October | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C |
| November | 9°C | −6°C | 1.2°C |
| December | 3°C | −11°C | −4.2°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Gordon (17 miles away), gets 46 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00257415; 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 Rushville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August 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 USC00257415.
When is the last frost in Rushville?
In Rushville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 13 in half of years and after May 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 30 in half of years and before September 14 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 131 year in 10 after May 25; 9 in 10 after May 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 301 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 137 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 156 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rushville in zone 5a in ZIP code 69360, 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 USC00257415; 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 Rushville?
In a normal year in Rushville, 27 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 183 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 27a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 183a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 43high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00257415.
How sunny is Rushville?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Rushville, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and April the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.1 |
| February | 74% | 3.0 |
| March | 74% | 4.2 |
| April | 72% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 6.2 |
| June | 84% | 7.2 |
| July | 88% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.2 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.4 |
| November | 78% | 2.4 |
| December | 75% | 1.9 |
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 Rushville need?
A normal year in Rushville brings 7,297 heating degree days, 36% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 579 cooling degree days, 36% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,451 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,279 | 0 |
| February | 1,092 | 0 |
| March | 899 | 0 |
| April | 635 | 0 |
| May | 329 | 13 |
| June | 77 | 90 |
| July | 16 | 232 |
| August | 26 | 191 |
| September | 188 | 51 |
| October | 573 | 1 |
| November | 928 | 0 |
| December | 1,257 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,297 | 579 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00257415. 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 Rushville's climate compare?
Rushville is warmer than 4 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.5°F is warmer than 25%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Rushville share this climate record?
Clinton 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.
- Clinton, NE39 people · 7 mi E
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 Rushville's climate
What is the coldest month in Rushville?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 59°F at night).
Does it snow in Rushville?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Rushville's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Gordon (17 miles away), records 46 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Rushville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Rushville in zone 5a in ZIP code 69360, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Rushville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 13; in one year in ten it comes after May 25. Waiting until May 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hay Springs, NE12 miles from this station, 46.7°F a year
- Gordon, NE17 miles from this station, 46.3°F a year
- Pine Ridge, SD19 miles from this station, 47.8°F a year
- Chadron, NE32 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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