Sidney Muni, 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 Sidney Muni's primary NOAA station, SIDNEY MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Sidney Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Sidney Muni, Nebraska, with 15.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 49°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.8"
- annual precipitation
- 138 days
- frost-free growing season
Sidney Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00024030 · Sidney Muni, NE 49°F mean · 15.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mullen
- PRCP-DRY 15.8"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,680 HDD
- STN-1 USW00024030
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mullen, 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.
- Sidney (this station) 49°F
- Hot Mullen, NE 49°F
- Cold Waukegan, IL 48°F
- Near South Milwaukee…, WI 48°F
- Near Pontiac Oakland…, MI 48°F
Climate Living Index · Sidney Muni
Sidney Muni: 34/100 · grade F
Sidney Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Sidney Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 51.7°F mean dew point | 96/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.5°F · 19.0° from 67.5°F | 34/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 15.8 in · 19.2 from 35 in | 31/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 138 days/year | 17/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 215 calendar days | 7/100 · F |
Sidney Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Sidney Muni's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 73.7°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 Sidney Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Sidney Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 34th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 80%
- Sidney Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 65th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Sidney Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Sidney Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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
Sidney Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 64 complete annual observations from 1950 to 2025, SIDNEY MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.14°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Sidney Muni primary station fitted change +0.14 °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 | 42°F (5°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.1" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (6°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 0.2" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.6" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.7" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.9" | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.1" | 0.1 | 7.6 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 2.1" | 0.0 | 18.4 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 2.0" | 0.0 | 13.8 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 1.3" | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.0" | 13.7 | 0.3 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.5" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (5°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.2" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Sidney Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 20 and hold at or above 90°F on 23 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 192 dates, bottoming at 12°F around December 23.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 12 through August 3, covering 23 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 16 to October 3.
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 25, then returns to freezing around October 17, covering 192 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 39% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 12 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 84 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 34°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Sidney Muni.
Where Sidney Muni Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 192 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 16 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Sidney Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
2.6 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
Sidney Muni runs a summer-peaked wet season
46% of Sidney Muni'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 3.1", on a wide 46.2°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 52% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.1".
- Winter share: 4% 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.
Sidney Muni is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 84 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 15.8" between them. At roughly 0.19 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is May at about 12 wet days; the driest is January at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 15
50% probability date
Growing Season
138 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,680
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
692
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 12.3 | 62% | 16% |
| February | 58% | 12.7 | 65% | 16% |
| March | 55% | 13.2 | N/A | N/A |
| April | 57% | 12.6 | 49% | 15% |
| May | 60% | 11.0 | 58% | 16% |
| June | 53% | 10.6 | 72% | 5% |
| July | 56% | 9.7 | 69% | 7% |
| August | 52% | 10.5 | 75% | 6% |
| September | 53% | 11.1 | 71% | 11% |
| October | 58% | 11.6 | 68% | 15% |
| November | 60% | 12.3 | 70% | 14% |
| December | 65% | 12.1 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to Sidney Muni 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 (49°F here).
- Butler, PA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Decorah, IA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Fredericktown, OH 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Two Rivers, AK 15.8" · 0.0" off
- Bagdad, AZ 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Casper, WY 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Fort Collins, CO 15.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Sidney Muni's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Sidney Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,680 annual heating degree days against 692 for cooling. Its 46.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 138 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.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Sidney Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.2°F. The annual average is 49°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Sidney Muni's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 15.8 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Sidney Muni'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 Sidney Muni, 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 Sidney Muni's primary station: SIDNEY MUNI AP (USW00024030). 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 Sidney Muni; 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 Sidney Muni 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.