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Weather in Chadron, NE · National Weather Service + NOAA

Chadron is snow country

Chadron has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 50°, and nights fall to 23°.

Winter 40°/15°Spring 61°/33°Summer 86°/56°Fall 64°/35°
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Sunrise 8:27 am · sunset 6:43 pm

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What stands out about Chadron’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 50 inches a winter, more than 908 of 910 Nebraska towns.A short growing season133 frost-free days, from May 15 to Sep 28.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.Warmer summers than most of NebraskaJuly afternoons average 89°, warmer than 841 of 913 Nebraska towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Chadron’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
40° / 15°
16 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 33°
Last frost around May 15
Summer
86° / 56°
44 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
64° / 35°
First frost around Sep 28
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 28). Last frost next spring: May 15
Best months to be outside
MayJunSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Chadron get?About 50 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 3.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Chadron itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Chadron 3sw, NE (3 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.