Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alliance features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 509 mm (20.0 inches) and receives 85 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alliance enjoys an average of 3308 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 8 minutes to 15 hours 11 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Alliance are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (27 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alliance experiences 94 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 138 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 15°C (60°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 5°C (40°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (29°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Average low | -7°C (20°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -22°C (-7°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -14°C (8°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Minimum | -29°C (-19°F) | -32°C (-25°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -24°C (-11°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Alliance, Nebraska, United States with other places around the world.
Alliance usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 10 rainy days and 79 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alliance are January, November and December. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.5) | 22 (0.9) | 61 (2.4) | 52 (2.1) | 123 (4.8) | 41 (1.6) | 42 (1.6) | 44 (1.7) | 29 (1.2) | 44 (1.7) | 22 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Alliance are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alliance: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175 | 217 | 257 | 276 | 297 | 361 | 373 | 343 | 291 | 256 | 238 | 217 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 29m | 10h 35m | 11h 58m | 13h 23m | 14h 35m | 15h 11m | 14h 51m | 13h 47m | 12h 25m | 11h 0m | 9h 46m | 9h 8m |
Alliance experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alliance UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |