Omaha, IL

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARMI 3, IL US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Omaha has an annual average temperature of 55°F with about 48.3 inches of precipitation per year and 11.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.2°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.17 in) and February the driest (3.11 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,614
Cooling need
1,011

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

97 of 366 (26.5%) of Omaha'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.

1980s
32
1990s
82
2000s
85
2010s
122
2020s
45

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 21.2°F 31.2°F 3.50 in 2.5 in 10
February 46.0°F 23.4°F 34.7°F 3.11 in 4.9 in 9
March 56.1°F 32.5°F 44.3°F 4.37 in 1.8 in 11
April 68.0°F 43.0°F 55.5°F 5.17 in 11
May 76.8°F 53.5°F 65.1°F 5.16 in 12
June 85.3°F 62.5°F 73.9°F 4.31 in 11
July 87.6°F 65.7°F 76.7°F 4.43 in 10
August 86.8°F 63.0°F 74.9°F 3.50 in 8
September 81.4°F 54.8°F 68.1°F 3.22 in 7
October 70.1°F 42.8°F 56.4°F 3.43 in 0.2 in 8
November 56.2°F 32.1°F 44.1°F 4.22 in 0.2 in 9
December 45.0°F 25.0°F 35.0°F 3.90 in 2.1 in 10

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