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Weather & Climate · Nebraska

Best Weather Counties in Nebraska 2026

Ranked by temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather frequency.

Top 10 — Weather & Climate in Nebraska

Score reflects weather & climate only — not overall county quality.

1Douglas County, NE
52
2Cass County, NE
51
3Sarpy County, NE
49.6
4Washington County, NE
48.6
5Polk County, NE
48.5
6Hamilton County, NE
47.9
7Antelope County, NE
46.9
8Cuming County, NE
46.3
9Richardson County, NE
46.3
10Colfax County, NE
45.6

All Nebraska Counties — Weather & Climate Rankings

93 counties ranked by weather & climate score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Douglas County, NE
52
29.6
2Cass County, NE
51
53.6
3Sarpy County, NE
49.6
44.9
4Washington County, NE
48.6
55.3
5Polk County, NE
48.5
68.3
6Hamilton County, NE
47.9
62.4
7Antelope County, NE
46.9
67.5
8Cuming County, NE
46.3
64.1
9Richardson County, NE
46.3
60
10Colfax County, NE
45.6
53.9
11Stanton County, NE
45.6
67.9
12Fillmore County, NE
45.5
69.4
13Gosper County, NE
45.5
67.9
14Adams County, NE
45.1
39.8
15Clay County, NE
45.1
66.1
16Hall County, NE
45
35.5
17Nemaha County, NE
45
57.7
18Wayne County, NE
44.9
60.5
19Saline County, NE
44.7
46.4
20Boone County, NE
44.5
71.2
21Lancaster County, NE
44.5
32.3
22Madison County, NE
44.5
52.8
23Gage County, NE
44.1
51.4
24Johnson County, NE
43.9
62.9
25Otoe County, NE
43.8
49.3
26Sherman County, NE
43.8
61.2
27Saunders County, NE
43.6
58.7
28Cedar County, NE
43.5
67.3
29Dawson County, NE
43.5
47.5
30Nance County, NE
43.4
63.3
31Pawnee County, NE
43.3
62.5
32Platte County, NE
43.3
44
33Dakota County, NE
43.1
35.8
34Harlan County, NE
43
69
35Burt County, NE
42.8
64.6
36Grant County, NE
42.8
69.6
37Butler County, NE
42.6
70.4
38Howard County, NE
42.6
65.4
39Thayer County, NE
42.6
61.7
40Merrick County, NE
42.2
64.9
41Buffalo County, NE
42
38.6
42Dixon County, NE
42
63.6
43Phelps County, NE
42
64.7
44Dodge County, NE
41.9
42.2
45York County, NE
41.7
55
46Valley County, NE
41.6
62.5
47Jefferson County, NE
41.3
54.4
48Knox County, NE
41.3
65.3
49Hooker County, NE
41
66.7
50McPherson County, NE
41
68.3
51Wheeler County, NE
40.9
74.8
52Custer County, NE
40.8
58.3
53Brown County, NE
40.7
60.7
54Greeley County, NE
40.7
64
55Garfield County, NE
40.5
69.3
56Pierce County, NE
40
65.4
57Seward County, NE
40
60.6
58Kearney County, NE
39.8
61.5
59Holt County, NE
39.7
67.4
60Loup County, NE
39.7
81.7
61Thurston County, NE
39.1
59.3
62Rock County, NE
38.6
71.8
63Franklin County, NE
38
68.2
64Lincoln County, NE
37.3
39.1
65Blaine County, NE
37.1
66.4
66Nuckolls County, NE
37.1
75.9
67Hayes County, NE
36.9
65.8
68Logan County, NE
36.8
67.9
69Thomas County, NE
36.8
78.9
70Boyd County, NE
36.7
67.6
71Sheridan County, NE
36.6
57.3
72Red Willow County, NE
36.5
60.1
73Cherry County, NE
36.4
55.4
74Keith County, NE
36.4
52.4
75Arthur County, NE
36.3
67.5
76Frontier County, NE
36
65.1
77Sioux County, NE
36
62.9
78Webster County, NE
36
65
79Furnas County, NE
35.6
55.9
80Hitchcock County, NE
35.6
60.4
81Dundy County, NE
35
73.1
82Garden County, NE
34.9
68.5
83Chase County, NE
34.8
58.4
84Keya Paha County, NE
34.7
65.1
85Cheyenne County, NE
34.3
41.4
86Deuel County, NE
34.1
61.2
87Kimball County, NE
34
52.3
88Scotts Bluff County, NE
33.9
37
89Perkins County, NE
33.7
60.5
90Banner County, NE
32.9
56
91Box Butte County, NE
32.8
43.2
92Morrill County, NE
29.1
58.7
93Dawes County, NE
28.1
38.8

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