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Monthly climate in Kearney, Nebraska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kearney features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (26 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -32 °C (-26 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 716 mm (28.2 inches) and receives 86 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kearney enjoys an average of 3224 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 17 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kearney, Nebraska, United States §

The warmest months in Kearney are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 0 °C (26 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kearney experiences 105 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 125 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kearney, 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 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)
Average low -8°C
(19°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-1°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Minimum -21°C
(-5°F)		 -32°C
(-26°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kearney, Nebraska, United States §

Kearney usually has the most precipitation in March, May and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 105 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kearney are January, February and November. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kearney, 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) 24 (0.9) 19 (0.7) 82 (3.2) 47 (1.9) 152 (6.0) 65 (2.6) 63 (2.5) 79 (3.1) 46 (1.8) 80 (3.1) 19 (0.8) 40 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 9 8 14 8 9 9 5 8 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Kearney, Nebraska, United States §

The sunniest months in Kearney are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kearney: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kearney, 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 165 217 234 273 286 360 368 328 285 245 231 227
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 37m 10h 39m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 27m 15h 1m 14h 43m 13h 42m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 53m 9h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Kearney, Nebraska, United States §

Kearney 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 Kearney UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kearney, 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 6 9 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 3