Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Belmar is drier than 90% of U.S. towns: 19 inches of precipitation a year
Expect July afternoons of about 89°. Its January nights bite harder than in 84% of U.S. towns. Compared with 1901–2000, the average now sits 1.3° higher. Plan time outside for May, June and September, when highs sit at 71–83°.
A year in Belmar at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Belmar’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Belmar’s place in Nebraska beside it.
What a year in Belmar feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 176 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first by October 18. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Kingsley Dam, NE, 15 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Belmar’s center in zone 5b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −13°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 25 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Ogallala, NE, falls mostly in February. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 19 inches a year; June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 73 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Belmar
88% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Kingsley Dam, NE.
Living with Belmar’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
176 frost-free days in zone 5b. The last frost comes by Apr 22 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 18.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June and September.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Belmar from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (31%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Belmar and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Belmar yet.
Climates most like Belmar’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmar, NE | 15° | 89° | 19" | 25" |
| Fountain, CO | 18° | 89° | 16" | 33" |
| Lockwood, MT | 15° | 88° | 15" | 35" |
| Sheridan, WY | 11° | 89° | 15" | 33" |
| White Rock, NM | 18° | 89° | 13" | 20" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Belmar averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.4°).
A smaller shift than in 53% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Belmar compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Belmar’s place among Nebraska’s.
Belmar weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Belmar’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Ogallala, NE. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 15° | 0.3" | 4.6" | 3 | 8 | 20° – 38° |
| February | 43° | 18° | 0.4" | 5.6" | 4 | 9 | 20° – 39° |
| March | 54° | 26° | 0.9" | 3.7" | 5 | 3 | 32° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 34° | 2.0" | 3.2" | 8 | 1 | 41° – 53° |
| May | 71° | 45° | 3.0" | 0.2" | 11 | 0 | 51° – 63° |
| June | 83° | 55° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| July | 89° | 61° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| August | 87° | 59° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| September | 79° | 49° | 1.5" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 58° – 69° |
| October | 65° | 36° | 1.3" | 0.6" | 6 | 0 | 41° – 56° |
| November | 51° | 25° | 0.5" | 2.6" | 4 | 2 | 29° – 45° |
| December | 40° | 16° | 0.3" | 4.1" | 3 | 7 | 20° – 34° |
| Year | 63° | 37° | 18.5" | 24.6" | 73 | 30 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 20° to 39°. August is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Belmar’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Belmar’s center.
- Snow: Ogallala, NE.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Kingsley Dam, NE, 15 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Belmar’s climate
What is the weather like in Belmar?
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 84% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 72% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Belmar in winter?
January nights average 15°. About 146 nights a year reach 32° or below and 7 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 20°.
How much snow does Belmar get?
About 25 inches in a normal winter at Ogallala, NE, most of it in February, with snow on the ground about 30 days a year.
How hot does it get in Belmar?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 61°. About 41 days a year reach 90° and 5 reach 100° (Kingsley Dam, NE).
When is the first and last frost in Belmar?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 22 and the first fall frost by October 18, about 176 frost-free days, at Kingsley Dam, NE.
What growing zone is Belmar in?
Zone 5b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −13°.
What is the best time of year to visit Belmar?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Belmar getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.3° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 53% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Belmar.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.