Mitchell, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MITCHELL 5E, NE US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mitchell has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.3°F), and the coldest is December (average low 15.9°F).

Annual swing
45.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,279
Cooling need
504

Best time to visit Mitchell

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Mitchell'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
3
1910s
33
1920s
15
1930s
80
1940s
29
1950s
39
1960s
14
1970s
16
1980s
44
1990s
37
2000s
35
2010s
21

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 40.5°F 16.0°F 28.3°F in
February 41.9°F 18.3°F 30.1°F in
March 52.1°F 25.3°F 38.7°F in
April 61.2°F 32.7°F 46.9°F in
May 70.3°F 43.1°F 56.7°F in
June 82.3°F 53.1°F 67.7°F in
July 88.3°F 58.7°F 73.5°F in
August 85.4°F 55.8°F 70.6°F in
September 77.2°F 46.3°F 61.8°F in
October 63.2°F 33.8°F 48.5°F in
November 50.0°F 23.8°F 36.9°F in
December 39.8°F 15.9°F 27.8°F in
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