York, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
York's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 28.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.6°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 728 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationYork
- Station IDUSC00259510
- Location40.87°N 97.59°W
- Elevation1,610 ft (491 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population8,179
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for York.
- Jan 34° 14°
- Feb 39° 17°
- Mar 51° 27°
- Apr 63° 38°
- May 73° 50°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 86° 63°
- Sep 79° 54°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 50° 28°
- Dec 38° 19°
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 York each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.00 in), the least in February (0.71 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 14°F | 24.0°F | 0.77 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 17°F | 28.2°F | 0.71 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 51°F | 27°F | 39.2°F | 1.76 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 2.72 | 9 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 50°F | 61.3°F | 5.00 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 84°F | 62°F | 72.8°F | 4.18 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 88°F | 66°F | 76.9°F | 3.52 | 9 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 86°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | 3.62 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 79°F | 54°F | 66.3°F | 2.19 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 41°F | 53.3°F | 1.89 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 50°F | 28°F | 38.9°F | 1.33 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| December | 38°F | 19°F | 28.1°F | 0.96 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 40°F | 51.1°F | 28.65 | 86 | 41 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −10°C | −4.4°C | 20 mm |
| February | 4°C | −8°C | −2.1°C | 18 mm |
| March | 11°C | −3°C | 4.0°C | 45 mm |
| April | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 69 mm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 127 mm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 106 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 89 mm |
| August | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 92 mm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 56 mm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 48 mm |
| November | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 34 mm |
| December | 3°C | −7°C | −2.2°C | 24 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. York's own co-op station York (3 mi N) does: 28 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00259510; 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 York?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00259510.
When is the last frost in York?
In York, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 18 in half of years and before October 1 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 221 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 181 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 178 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 197 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 10 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts York in zone 5b in ZIP code 68467, 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 USC00259510; 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 York?
In a normal year in York, 41 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 86 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 41a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 40high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 86a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 114°F, on July 25, 1936; the lowest is −29°F, on January 12, 1912.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1993, with 40.39 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 74.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00259510; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00259510. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is York?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around York, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and March the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.3 |
| February | 74% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 6.0 |
| June | 82% | 6.8 |
| July | 85% | 6.7 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 4.7 |
| October | 78% | 3.5 |
| November | 78% | 2.5 |
| December | 73% | 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 York need?
A normal year in York brings 6,144 heating degree days, 14% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,129 cooling degree days, 24% 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 3,496 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,271 | 0 |
| February | 1,030 | 0 |
| March | 800 | 0 |
| April | 450 | 9 |
| May | 175 | 62 |
| June | 19 | 254 |
| July | 2 | 370 |
| August | 6 | 291 |
| September | 84 | 124 |
| October | 381 | 17 |
| November | 783 | 0 |
| December | 1,142 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,144 | 1,129 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00259510. 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 York's climate compare?
York is warmer than 101 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 88. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.1°F is warmer than 45%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, York 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 York share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Utica, NE829 people · 13 mi E
- Waco, NE308 people · 7 mi E
- Bradshaw, NE283 people · 8 mi W
- Benedict, NE204 people · 10 mi N
- Thayer, NE51 people · 9 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do York's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near York. This page uses York; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York (3 mi N) USC00259513 | 3 mi N | 1,613 ft | 50.6°F | 13°F | 87°F | 30.2 | 28 | April 29 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about York's climate
What is the coldest month in York?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in York?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for York's NOAA station; York's own co-op station York (3 mi N) records 28 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in York?
May, with 5.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.71 in.
What plant hardiness zone is York in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts York in zone 5b in ZIP code 68467, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in York?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fairmont, NE16 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Aurora, NE21 miles from this station, 51.3°F a year
- Osceola, NE22 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Surprise, NE22 miles from this station, 49.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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