Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification York features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (27 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 794 mm (31.3 inches) and receives 91 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.York enjoys an average of 3159 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 16 minutes to 15 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in York are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °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 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, York experiences 109 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 118 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 (82°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average high | 2°C (37°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (27°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average low | -7°C (19°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -5°C (24°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-4°F) | -20°C (-4°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -6°C (21°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -33°C (-27°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -12°C (11°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -15°C (4°F) | -23°C (-9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in York, Nebraska, United States with other places around the world.
York usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 115 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in York are January, February and November. On average, 26 mm (1.0 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) | 31 (1.2) | 23 (0.9) | 90 (3.5) | 47 (1.9) | 152 (6.0) | 102 (4.0) | 55 (2.2) | 72 (2.9) | 65 (2.6) | 91 (3.6) | 24 (0.9) | 40 (1.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in York are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in York: January, February and November receive an average of 6 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158 | 215 | 223 | 265 | 277 | 355 | 370 | 317 | 285 | 241 | 221 | 225 |
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 |
York 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 York 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |