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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
52.4
2Cass County, NE
51.3
3Sarpy County, NE
50
4Washington County, NE
49
5Polk County, NE
48.9
6Hamilton County, NE
48.5
7Antelope County, NE
47.1
8Richardson County, NE
46.8
9Cuming County, NE
46.5
10Colfax County, NE
46

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
52.4
29.6
2Cass County, NE
51.3
53.6
3Sarpy County, NE
50
44.9
4Washington County, NE
49
55.3
5Polk County, NE
48.9
68.3
6Hamilton County, NE
48.5
62.4
7Antelope County, NE
47.1
67.5
8Richardson County, NE
46.8
60
9Cuming County, NE
46.5
64.1
10Colfax County, NE
46
53.9
11Fillmore County, NE
46
69.4
12Gosper County, NE
46
67.9
13Stanton County, NE
45.9
67.9
14Adams County, NE
45.7
39.8
15Clay County, NE
45.6
66.1
16Hall County, NE
45.5
35.5
17Nemaha County, NE
45.5
57.7
18Wayne County, NE
45.3
60.5
19Lancaster County, NE
45.1
32.3
20Saline County, NE
45
46.4
21Boone County, NE
44.9
71.2
22Madison County, NE
44.8
52.8
23Gage County, NE
44.7
51.4
24Johnson County, NE
44.5
62.9
25Sherman County, NE
44.4
61.2
26Otoe County, NE
44.3
49.3
27Saunders County, NE
44.1
58.7
28Dawson County, NE
44
47.6
29Nance County, NE
43.9
63.3
30Platte County, NE
43.9
44
31Pawnee County, NE
43.8
62.5
32Cedar County, NE
43.6
67.3
33Harlan County, NE
43.4
69
34Burt County, NE
43.3
64.7
35Butler County, NE
43.1
70.4
36Dakota County, NE
43.1
35.8
37Howard County, NE
43.1
65.4
38Thayer County, NE
43.1
61.7
39Grant County, NE
43
69.6
40Merrick County, NE
42.7
64.9
41Phelps County, NE
42.5
64.7
42Buffalo County, NE
42.4
38.6
43Dixon County, NE
42.4
63.6
44Dodge County, NE
42.4
42.2
45York County, NE
42.3
55
46Valley County, NE
42.1
62.5
47Jefferson County, NE
41.8
54.4
48Knox County, NE
41.7
65.3
49Hooker County, NE
41.5
66.7
50Wheeler County, NE
41.4
74.8
51Brown County, NE
41.2
60.7
52Custer County, NE
41.2
58.3
53Garfield County, NE
41
69.3
54Greeley County, NE
41
64
55McPherson County, NE
41
68.3
56Seward County, NE
40.5
60.6
57Pierce County, NE
40.4
65.4
58Kearney County, NE
40.3
61.6
59Holt County, NE
40.1
67.4
60Loup County, NE
40
81.7
61Thurston County, NE
39.6
59.3
62Rock County, NE
38.8
71.8
63Franklin County, NE
38.5
68.2
64Lincoln County, NE
37.8
39.1
65Blaine County, NE
37.6
66.5
66Nuckolls County, NE
37.6
75.9
67Hayes County, NE
37.4
65.8
68Logan County, NE
37.2
67.9
69Thomas County, NE
37.2
78.9
70Boyd County, NE
37
67.6
71Keith County, NE
36.9
52.4
72Red Willow County, NE
36.9
60.1
73Cherry County, NE
36.8
55.4
74Sheridan County, NE
36.8
57.3
75Arthur County, NE
36.6
67.5
76Frontier County, NE
36.6
65.1
77Webster County, NE
36.5
65
78Hitchcock County, NE
36.2
60.5
79Sioux County, NE
36.2
62.9
80Furnas County, NE
36.1
55.9
81Dundy County, NE
35.5
73.1
82Garden County, NE
35.4
68.6
83Chase County, NE
35.3
58.5
84Keya Paha County, NE
35
65.1
85Cheyenne County, NE
34.7
41.4
86Deuel County, NE
34.6
61.2
87Scotts Bluff County, NE
34.4
37
88Kimball County, NE
34.1
52.3
89Perkins County, NE
34.1
60.5
90Banner County, NE
33.1
56
91Box Butte County, NE
33
43.2
92Morrill County, NE
29.6
58.7
93Dawes County, NE
28.6
38.8

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