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Nebraska weather by city

VSWeather covers 34 cities and towns in Nebraska, from Omaha (population 488,197) down to Chadron (population 5,207). Scottsbluff is the state's sunniest covered city at 256 sunny days a year. Chadron is its snowiest at 50 in of snow in an average winter. Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Nebraska climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Scottsbluff 256 sunny days
  2. 2Gering 256 sunny days
  3. 3Sidney 255 sunny days
  4. 4McCook 254 sunny days
  5. 5Alliance 253 sunny days
  6. 6Chadron 250 sunny days
  7. 7North Platte 250 sunny days
  8. 8Holdrege 246 sunny days
  9. 9Lexington 246 sunny days
  10. 10Kearney 241 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Chadron 50 in of snow
  2. 2Gering 41 in of snow
  3. 3Scottsbluff 40 in of snow
  4. 4Alliance 38 in of snow
  5. 5Schuyler 36 in of snow
  6. 6South Sioux City 35 in of snow
  7. 7Gretna 35 in of snow
  8. 8Chalco 33 in of snow
  9. 9Wayne 32 in of snow
  10. 10La Vista 32 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Wayne 106 wet days a year
  2. 2South Sioux City 105 wet days a year
  3. 3Plattsmouth 105 wet days a year
  4. 4Offutt AFB 105 wet days a year
  5. 5Omaha 104 wet days a year
  6. 6Bellevue 104 wet days a year
  7. 7Papillion 104 wet days a year
  8. 8La Vista 104 wet days a year
  9. 9Ralston 104 wet days a year
  10. 10Blair 104 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Grand Island 52 °F average
  2. 2Lincoln 52 °F average
  3. 3Hastings 52 °F average
  4. 4McCook 52 °F average
  5. 5Omaha 51 °F average
  6. 6Beatrice 51 °F average
  7. 7Nebraska City 51 °F average
  8. 8Ralston 51 °F average
  9. 9York 51 °F average
  10. 10Crete 51 °F average

Popular Nebraska comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Nebraska cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Nebraska cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall is anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).