North Platte climate — normals and trends
North Platte (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 599 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
North Platte averages 144 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
North Platte has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 139 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 11 July 1954) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 22 December 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
North PlatteNebraska
- coords
- 41.12°, -100.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
599mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
74.8 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.2 °C
11 July 1954
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
22 December 1989
Wettest day
94 mm
20 June 2011
Windiest day
72.8 km/h
30 March 1949
Strongest gust
110.9 km/h
16 March 1963
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
13 June 1952
Coldest feels-like
-42.3 °C
22 December 1989
Snowiest day
34.8 cm
19 November 1975
Sunniest day
14.7 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | +5.6 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 48 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 85 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 140 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 80 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 103 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 70 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +6.9 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of North Platte?
North Platte has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 599 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in North Platte?
The hottest day measured in North Platte between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1954, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in North Platte?
The coldest day measured in North Platte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in North Platte?
Yes. North Platte gets on average 74.8 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of North Platte warmed?
Yes: North Platte warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in North Platte?
The wettest day measured in North Platte between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2011, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in North Platte?
The windiest day measured in North Platte between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1949, with winds reaching 72.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in North Platte?
The warmest month in North Platte is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in North Platte?
North Platte receives on average 599 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in North Platte?
North Platte gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in North Platte?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in North Platte between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1975, with 34.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in North Platte?
Yes: North Platte has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in North Platte?
In North Platte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 13 June 1952, and the lowest was -42.3 °C on 22 December 1989.
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