Wahoo, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wahoo's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C.
- NOAA stationWahoo
- Station IDUSC00258905
- Location41.22°N 96.62°W
- Elevation1,220 ft (372 m)
- Population4,970
On October 23, the normal high in Wahoo is 61°F and the normal low 37°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wahoo.
- Jan 32° 12°
- Feb 38° 17°
- Mar 50° 27°
- Apr 62° 38°
- May 73° 49°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 84° 63°
- Sep 78° 53°
- Oct 65° 40°
- Nov 49° 27°
- Dec 37° 17°
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 Wahoo each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 12°F | 22.3°F | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 38°F | 17°F | 27.1°F | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 27°F | 38.4°F | – | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 38°F | 50.1°F | – | <1 | 10 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 49°F | 61.0°F | – | 2 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 83°F | 61°F | 71.6°F | – | 6 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 64°F | 75.5°F | – | 10 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 63°F | 73.4°F | – | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 53°F | 65.5°F | – | 3 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 40°F | 52.5°F | – | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 27°F | 38.2°F | – | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 17°F | 26.9°F | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 39°F | 50.2°F | – | 29 | 151 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −11°C | −5.4°C |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.7°C |
| March | 10°C | −3°C | 3.6°C |
| April | 17°C | 3°C | 10.1°C |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.1°C |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 22.0°C |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 18.6°C |
| October | 18°C | 4°C | 11.4°C |
| November | 10°C | −3°C | 3.4°C |
| December | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Weston (8 miles away), gets 34 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258905; 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 Wahoo?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August, September and October.
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 USC00258905.
When is the last frost in Wahoo?
In Wahoo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before September 29 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
- April 231 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 193 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wahoo in zone 5b in ZIP code 68066, 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 USC00258905; 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 Wahoo?
In a normal year in Wahoo, 29 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 151 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 151a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 108°F, on July 21, 1974; the lowest is −31°F, on January 12, 1974.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1972, with 44.71 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 73.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00258905; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00258905. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wahoo?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wahoo, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and December the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.0 |
| February | 74% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.5 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.6 |
| October | 76% | 3.3 |
| November | 76% | 2.3 |
| December | 69% | 1.7 |
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 Wahoo need?
A normal year in Wahoo brings 6,356 heating degree days, 18% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 998 cooling degree days, 10% more 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 3,327 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,325 | 0 |
| February | 1,061 | 0 |
| March | 825 | 1 |
| April | 457 | 9 |
| May | 180 | 56 |
| June | 21 | 219 |
| July | 2 | 326 |
| August | 7 | 267 |
| September | 92 | 106 |
| October | 401 | 13 |
| November | 804 | 1 |
| December | 1,181 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,356 | 998 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258905. 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 Wahoo's climate compare?
Wahoo is warmer than 79 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 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Wahoo share this climate record?
Colon 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.
- Colon, NE118 people · 5 mi N
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 Wahoo's climate
What is the coldest month in Wahoo?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Wahoo?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Wahoo's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Weston (8 miles away), records 34 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Wahoo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wahoo in zone 5b in ZIP code 68066, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Wahoo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Weston, NE8 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Mead, NE9 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Valley, NE15 miles from this station, 51.9°F a year
- Fremont, NE17 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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