McCook, NE Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in McCook actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for McCook, NE, the comfort score comes out to 39/100, weather-driven: Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. Only 3 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much McCook's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in McCook run from 29°F in Jan up to 78°F in Jul, a 48.9°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
McCook, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 16°F | 0.26in |
| Feb | 45°F | 19°F | 0.35in |
| Mar | 56°F | 27°F | 0.9in |
| Apr | 65°F | 36°F | 1.81in |
| May | 75°F | 48°F | 3.08in |
| Jun | 86°F | 58°F | 3.09in |
| Jul | 91°F | 64°F | 3.32in |
| Aug | 89°F | 62°F | 3.13in |
| Sep | 81°F | 52°F | 1.63in |
| Oct | 68°F | 38°F | 1.43in |
| Nov | 53°F | 25°F | 0.61in |
| Dec | 42°F | 17°F | 0.44in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, and Sep are McCook's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet McCook actually gets
McCook averages 20.05in of precipitation a year across roughly 79 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
McCook against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, McCook comes in at 4660; within NE alone it ranks 29 of 32. Population is about 7,212.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Mccook Muni Ap, NE US, the NOAA station 1.6 miles from McCook, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is