North Platte, NE Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in North Platte actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for North Platte, NE, the comfort score comes out to 40/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much North Platte's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in North Platte run from 26°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 49.3°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
North Platte, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 12°F | 0.39in | 5.1in |
| Feb | 44°F | 15°F | 0.57in | 6.9in |
| Mar | 55°F | 24°F | 1in | 4.2in |
| Apr | 63°F | 33°F | 2.29in | 3.6in |
| May | 73°F | 44°F | 3.35in | 0in |
| Jun | 84°F | 55°F | 3.54in | 0in |
| Jul | 90°F | 61°F | 3.18in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 59°F | 2.56in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 1.61in | 0.1in |
| Oct | 66°F | 34°F | 1.65in | 2.2in |
| Nov | 53°F | 21°F | 0.49in | 3in |
| Dec | 42°F | 13°F | 0.45in | 4.5in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are North Platte's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet North Platte actually gets
Over a typical year, North Platte sees about 21.08in of precipitation a year across roughly 88 days with measurable rain or snow, with 29.6in of snow a year.
North Platte against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, North Platte comes in at 4517; within NE alone it ranks 23 of 32. Population is about 22,549.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from North Platte Rgnl Ap, NE US, the NOAA station 4.2 miles from North Platte, 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