What is the hottest month in Atkinson?

July is the warmest month in Atkinson, with an average high of 86.0°F.

What is the coldest month in Atkinson?

January is the coldest month in Atkinson, with an average low of 10.2°F.

What month does Atkinson get the most rain?

May is typically the wettest month in Atkinson, with about 4.31 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is Atkinson in?

Atkinson is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 6b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Atkinson, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ATKINSON 3SW, NE US.

Dwa Monsoon continental (hot summer) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Atkinson has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 24.9 inches of precipitation per year and 33.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and January the driest (0.40 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months

2 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

52.7°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

6,915

HDD/yr

Cooling need

546

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Atkinson'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.

1900s		12
1910s		38
1920s		24
1930s		73
1940s		24
1950s		25
1960s		22
1970s		11
1980s		39
1990s		34
2000s		20
2010s		25
2020s		19

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	32.0°F	10.2°F	21.1°F	0.40 in	5.5 in	4
February	35.3°F	13.1°F	24.2°F	0.70 in	6.7 in	4
March	46.9°F	22.8°F	34.9°F	1.26 in	5.1 in	5
April	57.7°F	33.9°F	45.8°F	2.65 in	4.1 in	8
May	68.9°F	46.1°F	57.5°F	4.31 in	0.2 in	11
June	79.5°F	56.6°F	68.0°F	3.66 in	—	11
July	86.0°F	61.7°F	73.8°F	2.57 in	—	9
August	83.5°F	59.3°F	71.4°F	3.09 in	—	8
September	75.8°F	50.2°F	63.0°F	2.64 in	—	7
October	61.3°F	36.0°F	48.6°F	2.37 in	1.5 in	6
November	46.9°F	23.7°F	35.3°F	0.71 in	4.0 in	4
December	34.2°F	13.9°F	24.1°F	0.56 in	6.2 in	4