Climateby Month

Omaha, NE climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 1,056 ft elevation · also covers Bellevue

Summers in Omaha are hot and humid; winters are cold and snowy. Highs peak at 88°F in July and fall to 34°F in January. The wettest month is May (about 13 wet days) and the driest is November (about 6). Normal snowfall is about 27 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is May.

Warmest month
88°F
July normal high
Coldest month
15°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
103
31.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
27.1 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Omaha?

Normal highs range from 34°F in January to 88°F in July.

0°20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 34°F (1°C), low 15°F (-9°C) 34° 15° February: normal high 39°F (4°C), low 19°F (-7°C) March: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 30°F (-1°C) April: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 41°F (5°C) May: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 53°F (12°C) June: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 63°F (17°C) July: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 68°F (20°C) 88° 68° August: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 66°F (19°C) September: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 56°F (13°C) October: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 43°F (6°C) November: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 30°F (-1°C) December: normal high 38°F (3°C), low 20°F (-7°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Omaha?

May has the most wet days (about 13); the year brings about 32 in of precipitation.

January: 7 wet days February: 7 wet days March: 8 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 13 wet days 13 June: 11 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 8 wet days October: 7 wet days November: 6 wet days 6 December: 7 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 27.1 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 7.2 in of snow February: 7.8 in of snow 7.8 March: 3.0 in of snow April: 1.0 in of snow May: 0.1 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.5 in of snow November: 1.7 in of snow December: 5.8 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Omaha?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 19 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 1 muggy days June: 9 muggy days July: 19 muggy days 19 August: 16 muggy days September: 4 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Eppley Airfield Airport, 4.1 mi NNE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.6 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.3 hours of daylight 9.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Omaha, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 34°F15°F 0.8 in7 7.2 in 0 9.6 h
February 39°F19°F 0.9 in7 7.8 in 0 10.6 h
March 52°F30°F 1.8 in8 3.0 in 0 12.0 h
April 64°F41°F 3.2 in11 1.0 in 0 13.3 h
May 75°F53°F 4.7 in13 0.1 in 1 14.5 h
June 84°F63°F 4.4 in11 0.0 in 9 15.1 h
July 88°F68°F 3.5 in10 0.0 in 19 14.8 h
August 86°F66°F 4.6 in9 0.0 in 16 13.8 h
September 79°F56°F 3.0 in8 0.0 in 4 12.5 h
October 66°F43°F 2.3 in7 0.5 in 0 11.1 h
November 50°F30°F 1.4 in6 1.7 in 0 9.9 h
December 38°F20°F 1.2 in7 5.8 in 0 9.3 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Omaha

By our comfort score, the best month is May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 310222
Feb 361317
Mar 52648
Apr 651262
May 701482
Jun 57677
Jul 502612
Aug 51368
Sep 631254
Oct 621341
Nov 44438
Dec 320318

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Omaha

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 18, and the first fall frost around Oct 21, leaving 185 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Omaha
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 18after Apr 30
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 21before Oct 6
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 8after Apr 21
First hard freeze (28°F)Oct 30before Oct 17
Frost-free season185 daysunder 163 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Omaha Eppley Airfield (USW00014942), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Nebraska.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 109°F (July 12, 1995); the lowest was -20°F (January 1, 2018, and 1 other day).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Also covers

Bellevue uses the same temperature and rain stations as Omaha, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Omaha Eppley Airfield (USW00014942), 4.1 mi NNE of the city center, 982 ft (74 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Eppley Airfield Airport (725500-14942), 4.1 mi NNE of the city center, 980 ft (76 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error