Gering, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SCOTTSBLUFF 1E, NE US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Gering has an annual average temperature of 49.1°F with about 15.6 inches of precipitation per year and 39.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.93 in) and January the driest (0.34 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
46.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,291
Cooling need
558

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

178 of 366 (48.6%) of Gering'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.

2000s
129
2010s
116
2020s
121

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 41.1°F 14.8°F 28.0°F 0.34 in 4.6 in 4
February 43.1°F 16.5°F 29.8°F 0.48 in 8.4 in 6
March 53.0°F 24.4°F 38.7°F 0.96 in 6.4 in 7
April 60.8°F 32.8°F 46.8°F 1.69 in 3.7 in 9
May 69.7°F 42.5°F 56.1°F 2.93 in 1.3 in 12
June 81.7°F 53.0°F 67.3°F 2.78 in 10
July 88.9°F 59.5°F 74.2°F 1.67 in 7
August 87.4°F 56.8°F 72.1°F 1.16 in 6
September 78.5°F 46.7°F 62.6°F 1.30 in 7
October 63.5°F 33.9°F 48.7°F 1.31 in 2.3 in 7
November 50.5°F 23.4°F 37.0°F 0.55 in 4.7 in 5
December 40.3°F 15.0°F 27.6°F 0.46 in 8.3 in 5

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