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Monthly climate in Wood River, Nebraska, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wood River 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 (-25 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 760 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 86 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wood River enjoys an average of 3199 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 16 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Wood River, Nebraska, United States §

The warmest months in Wood River are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 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 - 32 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wood River experiences 105 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 123 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Wood River, 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
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(57°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)		 31°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average high 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Average low -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Minimum -23°C
(-9°F)		 -32°C
(-25°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Wood River, Nebraska, United States §

Wood River usually has the most precipitation in March, May and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 108 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wood River are January, February and November. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Wood River, 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) 27 (1.1) 19 (0.7) 87 (3.4) 52 (2.0) 154 (6.1) 77 (3.0) 71 (2.8) 73 (2.9) 56 (2.2) 82 (3.2) 21 (0.8) 41 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 9 9 13 8 9 8 6 8 3 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Wood River, Nebraska, United States §

The sunniest months in Wood River are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wood River: January, February and November receive an average of 6 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Wood River, 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 161 217 228 270 282 359 369 324 285 244 226 227
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 36m 10h 39m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 28m 15h 2m 14h 44m 13h 42m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 52m 9h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Wood River, Nebraska, United States §

Wood River experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June 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 Wood River UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Wood River, 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 10 10 8 6 4 3