Taylor, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Taylor's normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 26.8 inches of precipitation and 30 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.6°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 30°C, 681 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTaylor
- Station IDUSC00258455
- Location41.77°N 99.38°W
- Elevation2,270 ft (692 m)
- Population135
On October 23, the normal high in Taylor is 60°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Taylor.
- Jan 36° 9°
- Feb 39° 13°
- Mar 49° 22°
- Apr 59° 32°
- May 70° 44°
- Jun 80° 55°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 84° 58°
- Sep 77° 49°
- Oct 64° 34°
- Nov 49° 21°
- Dec 38° 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 Taylor each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.10 in), the least in January (0.57 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 9°F | 22.6°F | 0.57 | 5.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 13°F | 25.9°F | 0.85 | 7.0 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 22°F | 35.7°F | 1.53 | 4.4 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 32°F | 45.7°F | 3.28 | 3.3 | 8 | <1 | 14 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 56.8°F | 4.06 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 80°F | 55°F | 67.7°F | 4.10 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 86°F | 60°F | 73.1°F | 3.07 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 84°F | 58°F | 71.0°F | 3.19 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 49°F | 62.5°F | 2.18 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 34°F | 48.6°F | 2.25 | 1.1 | 6 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 21°F | 34.9°F | 1.03 | 3.7 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 12°F | 25.2°F | 0.72 | 4.9 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 34°F | 47.5°F | 26.83 | 30.2 | 74 | 27 | 173 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −13°C | −5.2°C | 14 mm | 15 cm |
| February | 4°C | −11°C | −3.4°C | 22 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 9°C | −5°C | 2.1°C | 39 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 15°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 83 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 22.8°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 14°C | 21.7°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 9°C | 16.9°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 57 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 9°C | −6°C | 1.6°C | 26 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 3°C | −11°C | −3.8°C | 18 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258455; 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 Taylor?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. 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 USC00258455.
When is the last frost in Taylor?
In Taylor, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 3 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 5 in half of years and before September 23 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 31 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 51 year in 10 before September 23; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 153 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 170 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taylor in zone 5a in ZIP code 68874, 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 USC00258455; 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 Taylor?
In a normal year in Taylor, 27 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 173 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 74 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 27a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 173a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 43high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 74a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00258455.
How sunny is Taylor?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Taylor, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and March the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.2 |
| February | 76% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 6.0 |
| June | 83% | 6.9 |
| July | 86% | 6.9 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| 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 Taylor need?
A normal year in Taylor brings 7,041 heating degree days, 31% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 679 cooling degree days, 25% fewer 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 2,714 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,314 | 0 |
| February | 1,095 | 0 |
| March | 910 | 0 |
| April | 582 | 1 |
| May | 280 | 26 |
| June | 46 | 127 |
| July | 5 | 255 |
| August | 18 | 202 |
| September | 140 | 65 |
| October | 514 | 4 |
| November | 903 | 0 |
| December | 1,235 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,041 | 679 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258455. 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 Taylor's climate compare?
Taylor is warmer than 10 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 66. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.5°F is warmer than 30%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Taylor is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. 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 Taylor share this climate record?
Sargent 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.
- Sargent, NE481 people · 9 mi S
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 Taylor's climate
What is the coldest month in Taylor?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Taylor?
Yes: 30 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Taylor?
June, with 4.10 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.57 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Taylor in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Taylor in zone 5a in ZIP code 68874, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Taylor?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 3; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Burwell, NE12 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Comstock, NE16 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Ord, NE24 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Broken Bow, NE27 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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