Zip 68860 (Oconto, NE) Climate

68860 Oconto, NE enjoys a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. July is the hottest month with average high temperatures reaching 84°F and January is the coldest month with average low temperatures falling to just 8°F. Precipitation averages around 24 inches annually, spread out over the year, but most heavy rains occur in June. Snowfall averages around 33 inches per year but can vary significantly from year to year. The area experiences sunny days throughout the year but gets most of its sunshine in June at an estimated 250 hours of sun per month.

Oconto (zip 68860), Nebraska gets 23 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oconto (zip 68860) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 224 sunny days per year in Oconto (zip 68860). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oconto (zip 68860) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 23 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 68860 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

9.2 Summer - 5.5 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 68860 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oconto, Nebraska	United States
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	86.2°	85.8°
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 68860 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In the 68860 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 68860 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 68860 zip code, there are 23.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 68860 zip code with an average of 12.3°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68860 zip code, there are 165.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

In the 68860 zip code, there are 13.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.

Humidity in the 68860 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 68860 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.3 inches in the 68860 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.

May is the rainiest month in the 68860 zip code with 9.6 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 2.4 rainy days. There are 68.0 rainy days annually in the 68860 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.4 inches in the 68860 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. February is the snowiest month in the 68860 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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