Omaha, NE

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Omaha has an annual average temperature of 51.3°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.6°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,766
Cooling need
849

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All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) 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.

1950s
50
1960s
60
1970s
65
1980s
97
1990s
67
2000s
27

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 32.3°F 14.6°F 23.4°F in
February 37.6°F 19.8°F 28.7°F in
March 50.8°F 29.6°F 40.2°F in
April 63.9°F 40.8°F 52.4°F in
May 71.9°F 51.7°F 61.8°F in
June 81.2°F 62.3°F 71.8°F in
July 85.2°F 66.3°F 75.8°F in
August 83.7°F 64.6°F 74.2°F in
September 76.5°F 56.5°F 66.5°F in
October 63.4°F 43.4°F 53.4°F in
November 49.7°F 30.4°F 40.1°F in
December 36.2°F 19.5°F 27.8°F in
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