Climate · Brewster

Brewster, NE climate

Brewster has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
234th hottest of 913 Nebraska towns
January low
12°
224th coldest of 913 Nebraska towns
Rain + melted snow
24 in
151st driest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow a winter
45 in
21st snowiest of 910 Nebraska towns
A normal year

What a year in Brewster feels like

Winter

39° / 14°
Typical high / low · 15 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

61° / 34°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 6

Summer

85° / 58°
Typical high / low · 47 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

64° / 36°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 3
Best months to be outsideMayJunSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Brewster weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January37°12°0.4" 7.5"4 17° – 38°
February41°16°0.7" 11.1"5 15° – 37°
March52°25°1.2" 6.5"6 29° – 50°
April61°34°2.7" 5.3"7 41° – 53°
May71°45°3.9" 0.3"10 52° – 63°
June82°55°4.1" 09 64° – 74°
July88°60°3.4" 08 67° – 80°
August85°59°2.9" 07 66° – 76°
September78°48°2.1" 0.1"6 57° – 68°
October64°35°1.9" 1.3"6 41° – 55°
November50°23°0.8" 5.5"4 27° – 44°
December39°15°0.6" 7.0"4 18° – 33°
Year62°36°24.5"44.6"76

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Brewster

Brewster gets 24 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 76 days a year.

24 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 83% of U.S. towns
45 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 76% of U.S. towns
76 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
11"
Frost & the growing season

About 150 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 3. That leaves about 150 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 81% of U.S. towns.

164
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
13
nights below 0° in a normal year
47
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Brewster

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Brewster, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

86%heating
5,993 heating degree daysMore heating than 55% of U.S. towns
1,001 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 60% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Brewster compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 68% of U.S. towns234th hottest of 913 Nebraska towns
Winter cold12° January low
Colder than 77% of U.S. towns224th coldest of 913 Nebraska towns
Precipitation24" a year
Drier than 83% of U.S. towns151st driest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow45" a winter
Snowier than 76% of U.S. towns21st snowiest of 910 Nebraska towns
Growing season150 frost-free days
Shorter than 81% of U.S. towns139th shortest of 913 Nebraska towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Brewster averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.2°). The shift is smaller than in 81% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.5° now 27°, was 24°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 48°, was 47°
☀️ Summer−0.3° now 71°, was 72°
🍂 Fall+0.4° now 50°, was 49°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Brewster’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 15° to 37°. August is the most reliable, staying within 10°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Brewster’s climate

What is the coldest month in Brewster?

January, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 12°.

What is the hottest month in Brewster?

July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 60°. About 47 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Brewster get?

About 45 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.

When is the first frost in Brewster?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 3, and the last spring frost by May 6.

What is the rainiest month in Brewster?

June, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 24 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Brewster itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Elsmere 9 Ene, NE (18 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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