Table Rock Opera House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Table Rock has colder winter nights than 85% of U.S. towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 88°. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 82% of U.S. towns. March has warmed most since 1901–2000, part of a 0.5° rise. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 50°.
A year in Table Rock at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Table Rock’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Table Rock’s place in Nebraska beside it.
What a year in Table Rock feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 172 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first by October 13. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Table Rock 4n, NE, 4 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Table Rock’s center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −10°. 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 21 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Table Rock 4n, NE, is heaviest from January through February, about 6 inches a month. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 33 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 88 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Table Rock
84% of the work is heating. 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 Table Rock 4n, NE.
Living with Table Rock’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
172 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by Apr 23 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 13.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Table Rock from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (39%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 9%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Table Rock and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Table Rock yet.
Climates most like Table Rock’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Rock, NE | 15° | 88° | 33" | 21" |
| Chillicothe, IL | 16° | 86° | 37" | 20" |
| Ottumwa, IA | 14° | 86° | 37" | 24" |
| Napoleon, OH | 19° | 85° | 36" | 25" |
| Kirksville, MO | 17° | 86° | 41" | 19" |
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 Table Rock averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.0°).
A smaller shift than in 98% 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 Table Rock compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Table Rock’s place among Nebraska’s.
Table Rock weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Table Rock’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Table Rock 4n, NE. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 15° | 0.7" | 5.6" | 5 | 11 | 18° – 38° |
| February | 42° | 19° | 1.1" | 5.5" | 5 | 8 | 20° – 41° |
| March | 54° | 30° | 2.0" | 2.6" | 7 | 3 | 34° – 56° |
| April | 65° | 40° | 3.2" | 0.9" | 10 | 1 | 44° – 58° |
| May | 75° | 51° | 5.2" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 57° – 71° |
| June | 84° | 62° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| July | 88° | 66° | 4.2" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| August | 86° | 63° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 69° – 80° |
| September | 79° | 54° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| October | 67° | 42° | 2.6" | 0.4" | 7 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 52° | 29° | 1.6" | 1.7" | 5 | 2 | 32° – 50° |
| December | 40° | 19° | 1.2" | 4.7" | 5 | 7 | 17° – 35° |
| Year | 64° | 41° | 32.8" | 21.4" | 88 | 31 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 34° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Table Rock’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 Table Rock’s center.
- Snow: Table Rock 4n, NE.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Table Rock 4n, NE, 4 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 Table Rock’s climate
What is the weather like in Table Rock?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 85% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 67% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Table Rock in winter?
January nights average 15°. About 141 nights a year reach 32° or below and 10 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 18°.
How much snow does Table Rock get?
About 21 inches in a normal winter at Table Rock 4n, NE, heaviest from January through February, about 6 inches a month, with snow on the ground about 31 days a year.
How hot does it get in Table Rock?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 66°. About 37 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Table Rock 4n, NE).
When is the first and last frost in Table Rock?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 23 and the first fall frost by October 13, about 172 frost-free days, at Table Rock 4n, NE.
What growing zone is Table Rock in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −10°.
What is the best time of year to visit Table Rock?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Table Rock getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 98% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Table Rock.
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.