Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chadron features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 553 mm (21.8 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chadron enjoys an average of 3352 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Chadron 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 -4 to 0 °C (26 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chadron experiences 90 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 137 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) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Average high | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (73°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 (15°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -22°C (-8°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -26°C (-15°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -24°C (-11°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -3°C (26°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -24°C (-10°F) |
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Chadron usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 10 rainy days and 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chadron are January, November and December. On average, 21 mm (0.8 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) | 15 (0.6) | 29 (1.1) | 62 (2.4) | 67 (2.6) | 101 (4.0) | 60 (2.3) | 47 (1.8) | 39 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 49 (1.9) | 20 (0.8) | 26 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Chadron are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chadron: 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 | 174 | 217 | 266 | 285 | 303 | 369 | 381 | 350 | 291 | 256 | 236 | 218 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 25m | 10h 32m | 11h 58m | 13h 25m | 14h 39m | 15h 16m | 14h 56m | 13h 49m | 12h 25m | 10h 59m | 9h 42m | 9h 3m |
Chadron 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 Chadron 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 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |