Fairmont, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FAIRMONT, NE US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fairmont has an annual average temperature of 50.4°F with about 27.3 inches of precipitation per year and 24.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.39 in) and January the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,000
Cooling need
759

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Fairmont'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
15
1900s
26
1910s
36
1920s
24
1930s
83
1940s
22
1950s
37
1960s
25
1970s
20
1980s
28
1990s
22
2000s
25
2010s
3

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 34.5°F 13.1°F 23.8°F 0.63 in 7.6 in 4
February 39.4°F 16.5°F 27.9°F 0.73 in 5.8 in 5
March 51.6°F 26.6°F 39.1°F 1.34 in 3.6 in 7
April 62.7°F 36.7°F 49.7°F 2.32 in 1.1 in 9
May 73.2°F 49.0°F 61.1°F 4.39 in 10
June 83.8°F 59.2°F 71.5°F 4.18 in 9
July 87.0°F 63.8°F 75.4°F 3.38 in 9
August 84.8°F 61.4°F 73.1°F 3.66 in 8
September 78.7°F 51.9°F 65.3°F 2.63 in 6
October 65.4°F 39.2°F 52.3°F 2.02 in 0.9 in 6
November 50.6°F 26.2°F 38.4°F 1.19 in 1.8 in 5
December 38.2°F 17.2°F 27.7°F 0.79 in 3.9 in 4

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