Ashland, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ASHLAND #2, NE US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ashland has an annual average temperature of 50.8°F with about 32.3 inches of precipitation per year and 22.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and January the driest (0.85 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,958
Cooling need
861

Best time to visit Ashland

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Ashland's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
24
1900s
12
1910s
27
1920s
22
1930s
95
1940s
18
1950s
34
1960s
22
1970s
15
1980s
22
1990s
22
2000s
31
2010s
22

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 32.7°F 13.3°F 23.0°F 0.85 in 5.7 in 4
February 37.7°F 17.0°F 27.4°F 0.98 in 6.2 in 5
March 50.6°F 27.6°F 39.1°F 1.67 in 3.2 in 6
April 62.6°F 38.2°F 50.4°F 3.18 in 0.9 in 9
May 73.3°F 50.1°F 61.7°F 5.19 in 11
June 83.2°F 61.5°F 72.3°F 4.48 in 9
July 87.2°F 65.6°F 76.4°F 3.68 in 8
August 85.2°F 63.0°F 74.1°F 3.96 in 8
September 78.5°F 53.4°F 65.9°F 3.19 in 6
October 65.4°F 40.9°F 53.2°F 2.40 in 0.6 in 6
November 49.8°F 28.1°F 38.9°F 1.42 in 0.7 in 4
December 37.1°F 18.4°F 27.7°F 1.29 in 4.8 in 5

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