Climate · Manley

Manley, NE climate

Manley has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
86°
351st coolest of 913 Nebraska towns
January low
15°
325th mildest of 913 Nebraska towns
Rain + melted snow
33 in
30th wettest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow a winter
33 in
204th snowiest of 910 Nebraska towns
A normal year

What a year in Manley feels like

Winter

36° / 17°
Typical high / low · 10 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

63° / 40°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 23

Summer

85° / 64°
Typical high / low · 23 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

64° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 16
Best months to be outsideMayJunSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Manley weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January33°15°0.9" 10.0"513 16° – 37°
February38°19°1.0" 7.8"611 17° – 38°
March51°29°1.8" 3.6"73 33° – 55°
April63°40°3.1" 1.5"90 42° – 57°
May73°51°5.2" 0110 57° – 69°
June83°61°4.9" 090 68° – 77°
July86°66°3.9" 080 71° – 83°
August84°64°3.8" 070 69° – 79°
September78°54°3.1" 060 60° – 72°
October65°42°2.5" 1.1"60 47° – 58°
November50°29°1.4" 1.4"51 30° – 50°
December37°19°1.3" 7.4"57 15° – 34°
Year62°41°33.0"32.8"8536

“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 Manley

Manley gets 33 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 85 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 36 days of the year.

33 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 70% of U.S. towns
33 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 61% of U.S. towns
36 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 56% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.2"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
10"
Frost & the growing season

About 175 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 16. That leaves about 175 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 54% of U.S. towns.

140
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
11
nights below 0° in a normal year
23
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 Manley

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Manley, 85% of that work is heating and 15% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

85%heating
6,037 heating degree daysMore heating than 56% of U.S. towns
1,047 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 62% 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 Manley compares

Summer heat86° July high
Hotter than 61% of U.S. towns351st coolest of 913 Nebraska towns
Winter cold15° January low
Colder than 71% of U.S. towns325th mildest of 913 Nebraska towns
Precipitation33" a year
Drier than 70% of U.S. towns30th wettest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow33" a winter
Snowier than 61% of U.S. towns204th snowiest of 910 Nebraska towns
Growing season175 frost-free days
Shorter than 54% of U.S. towns118th longest 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

+1.0°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Manley averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.6°). The shift is smaller than in 72% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.0° now 27°, was 25°
🌷 Spring+1.3° now 51°, was 50°
☀️ Summer+0.1° now 74°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+0.5° now 53°, was 53°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Manley’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. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 33° to 55°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Manley’s climate

What is the coldest month in Manley?

January, with a typical high of 33° and a low of 15°.

What is the hottest month in Manley?

July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 66°. About 23 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Manley get?

About 33 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Manley?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 16, and the last spring frost by April 23.

What is the rainiest month in Manley?

May, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 33 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Manley itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Weeping Water, NE (4 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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