St. Paul, NE

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

St. Paul has an annual average temperature of 51.7°F with about 27.3 inches of precipitation per year and 22.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.47 in) and January the driest (0.55 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,718
Cooling need
921

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of St. Paul'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
0
1900s
30
1910s
32
1920s
48
1930s
99
1940s
40
1950s
31
1960s
17
1970s
13
1980s
22
1990s
17
2000s
17
2010s
0
2020s
0

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 35.4°F 14.3°F 24.9°F 0.55 in 4.7 in 4
February 40.9°F 18.0°F 29.4°F 0.70 in 6.2 in 5
March 54.0°F 28.1°F 41.1°F 1.57 in 3.0 in 6
April 64.9°F 38.2°F 51.6°F 2.73 in 1.8 in 9
May 73.9°F 49.9°F 61.9°F 4.47 in 11
June 84.3°F 60.0°F 72.2°F 4.01 in 10
July 88.8°F 65.0°F 76.9°F 3.47 in 9
August 86.6°F 63.0°F 74.8°F 3.47 in 8
September 80.0°F 53.6°F 66.8°F 2.13 in 6
October 66.5°F 40.4°F 53.5°F 2.18 in 0.4 in 7
November 50.1°F 27.7°F 38.9°F 1.18 in 2.2 in 4
December 38.0°F 18.2°F 28.1°F 0.86 in 4.1 in 4

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