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Monthly climate in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Harrisburg features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (30 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 516 mm (20.3 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Harrisburg enjoys an average of 3387 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 12 minutes to 15 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States §

The warmest months in Harrisburg are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (69 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 1 °C (30 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Harrisburg experiences 94 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 119 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Average high 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Daily mean -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)
Minimum -23°C
(-9°F)		 -29°C
(-19°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States §

Harrisburg usually has the most precipitation in March, May and June, with an average of 10 rainy days and 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Harrisburg are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.6) 23 (0.9) 67 (2.7) 53 (2.1) 117 (4.6) 57 (2.2) 46 (1.8) 35 (1.4) 24 (1.0) 36 (1.4) 25 (1.0) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 7 9 9 14 9 9 8 4 7 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States §

The sunniest months in Harrisburg are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Harrisburg: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179 224 267 287 305 365 378 351 296 262 241 225
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 32m 10h 37m 11h 58m 13h 21m 14h 32m 15h 7m 14h 48m 13h 45m 12h 24m 11h 1m 9h 49m 9h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States §

Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Harrisburg, Nebraska, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 3