Saint Paul, NE Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Saint Paul's primary NOAA station, SAINT PAUL.
The climate verdict for Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Nebraska has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 52°F. Its climate comfort score of 59/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 37% of station-mapped location scores.
- 52°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 59/100
- comfort score, above 37% of station-mapped location scores
- 27.3"
- annual precipitation · 22" snow
- 174 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Saint Paul: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00257515 · Saint Paul, NE 52°F mean · 27.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,293
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Table Rock
- PRCP-MID 27.3"
- SWING-WIDE 52°F
- COMF-MID 59/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,955 HDD
- STN-1 USC00257515
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Table Rock, 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.
- Saint Paul (this station) 52°F
- Cold Streator, IL 52°F
- Hot Hebron, NE 52°F
- Near Table Rock, NE 52°F
- Near Fairbury, NE 52°F
Climate Living Index · Saint Paul
Saint Paul: 53/100 · grade D
Saint Paul publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Saint Paul, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 59/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 27.3 in · 7.7 from 35 in | 73/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 144 calendar days | 51/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.7°F · 15.8° from 67.5°F | 48/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 22.4 inches/year | 46/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 174 days/year | 45/100 · D |
Saint Paul · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Saint Paul is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 24.9°F and warmest-month mean 76.9°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
- 76.9°F
- Coldest month
- 24.9°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 Saint Paul sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Saint Paul's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 48th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 37th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 86%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Saint Paul is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Saint Paul compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Saint Paul'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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.6" | 4.7" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 0.7" | 6.2" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.6" | 3.0" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (18°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 2.7" | 1.8" | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 74°F (23°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.0 |
| August | 87°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| October | 67°F (19°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 2.2" | 0.4" | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.2" | 2.2" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 38°F (3°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.9" | 4.1" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 144 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 14°F near January 19.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 28, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 144 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 24, when 35% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 1 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 82 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Saint Paul.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.7"
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.2"
4.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.0"
6.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
8.6 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.2"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.1"
4.0 days with precipitation
Saint Paul runs a summer-peaked wet season
40% of Saint Paul'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 4.5", on a wide 52°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 44% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.6".
- Winter share: 8% 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 Saint Paul's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 82 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 27.3" between them, or roughly 0.33 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 Saint Paul
Saint Paul averages 22.4 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 12 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: 22.4 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 12 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 8% 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 14
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
174 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,955
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,129
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to Saint Paul 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 (52°F here).
- Burlington, CO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Conception, MO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Connell, WA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Donnellson, IA 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (27.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Great Bend, KS 27.3" · 0.0" off
- Big Falls, MN 27.3" · 0.0" off
- Milan, MN 27.4" · 0.1" off
- Brady, TX 27.4" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Saint Paul
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Saint Paul's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,955 annual heating degree days against 1,129 for cooling. Its 52.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Saint Paul's frost-free season lasts about 174 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Saint Paul coldest normal
January
Averaging 25°F (-4°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Saint Paul typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Saint Paul snow peak
February
Saint Paul averages 22.4 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Saint Paul's primary station: SAINT PAUL (USC00257515). 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 Saint Paul; 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 Saint Paul 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.