Waterloo, NE
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VALLEY NWS, NE US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Waterloo has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 33.2 inches of precipitation per year and 31.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.29 in) and January the driest (0.85 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Waterloo
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All-time records →134 of 366 (36.6%) of Waterloo'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.
| 1990s | 43 | |
| 2000s | 112 | |
| 2010s | 126 | |
| 2020s | 85 |
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 | 32.9°F | 15.3°F | 24.1°F | 0.85 in | 7.4 in | 6 |
| February | 37.5°F | 18.9°F | 28.2°F | 1.03 in | 9.5 in | 7 |
| March | 50.4°F | 29.9°F | 40.2°F | 1.78 in | 5.0 in | 9 |
| April | 62.4°F | 40.9°F | 51.7°F | 3.11 in | 1.4 in | 11 |
| May | 72.9°F | 53.1°F | 63.0°F | 4.74 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 82.9°F | 64.0°F | 73.5°F | 5.29 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.5°F | 68.1°F | 77.3°F | 3.97 in | — | 9 |
| August | 84.3°F | 65.3°F | 74.8°F | 4.30 in | — | 10 |
| September | 78.1°F | 56.0°F | 67.1°F | 3.02 in | — | 8 |
| October | 65.1°F | 43.2°F | 54.2°F | 2.37 in | 1.0 in | 8 |
| November | 49.9°F | 30.6°F | 40.2°F | 1.37 in | 1.2 in | 6 |
| December | 36.9°F | 20.3°F | 28.6°F | 1.32 in | 6.2 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Waterloo
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