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Ames vs Grand Island, Nebraska Climate

75%match

Ames vs Grand Island: a 75% climate match. Compared with Ames, Grand Island has more sun and less humid air.

Ames gets 34 in (859 mm) of rain a year and Grand Island 25 in (632 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 85°F (30°C) in Ames and 89°F (32°C) in Grand Island.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Ames
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Grand Island

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

AmesGrand Islandsolid = high, dashed = low

0°50°100°JFMAMJJASONDAmes Jan: 29°Ames Feb: 34°Ames Mar: 48°Ames Apr: 61°Ames May: 73°Ames Jun: 82°Ames Jul: 85°Ames Aug: 83°Ames Sep: 77°Ames Oct: 64°Ames Nov: 48°Ames Dec: 34°Ames Jan: 11°Ames Feb: 15°Ames Mar: 27°Ames Apr: 38°Ames May: 50°Ames Jun: 60°Ames Jul: 64°Ames Aug: 61°Ames Sep: 53°Ames Oct: 40°Ames Nov: 28°Ames Dec: 17°Grand Island Jan: 36°Grand Island Feb: 41°Grand Island Mar: 53°Grand Island Apr: 64°Grand Island May: 74°Grand Island Jun: 85°Grand Island Jul: 89°Grand Island Aug: 86°Grand Island Sep: 79°Grand Island Oct: 66°Grand Island Nov: 51°Grand Island Dec: 39°Grand Island Jan: 15°Grand Island Feb: 18°Grand Island Mar: 28°Grand Island Apr: 38°Grand Island May: 50°Grand Island Jun: 61°Grand Island Jul: 65°Grand Island Aug: 63°Grand Island Sep: 53°Grand Island Oct: 40°Grand Island Nov: 27°Grand Island Dec: 18°

Rain (in per month)

AmesGrand Island

0246JFMAMJJASONDAmes Jan: 0.8Ames Feb: 1.1Ames Mar: 2.0Ames Apr: 3.8Ames May: 4.5Ames Jun: 5.5Ames Jul: 3.6Ames Aug: 3.8Ames Sep: 3.2Ames Oct: 2.8Ames Nov: 1.4Ames Dec: 1.3Grand Island Jan: 0.4Grand Island Feb: 0.7Grand Island Mar: 1.5Grand Island Apr: 2.7Grand Island May: 4.3Grand Island Jun: 3.9Grand Island Jul: 3.0Grand Island Aug: 2.9Grand Island Sep: 2.4Grand Island Oct: 1.6Grand Island Nov: 0.8Grand Island Dec: 0.7

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Ames and Grand Island
MonthHighLowRain
AmesGrand IslandAmesGrand IslandAmesGrand Island
Jan29°F(-2°C)36°F(2°C)11°F(-12°C)15°F(-10°C)0.8 in(20 mm)0.4 in(11 mm)
Feb34°F(1°C)41°F(5°C)15°F(-9°C)18°F(-8°C)1.1 in(28 mm)0.7 in(17 mm)
Mar48°F(9°C)53°F(12°C)27°F(-3°C)28°F(-2°C)2.0 in(50 mm)1.5 in(39 mm)
Apr61°F(16°C)64°F(18°C)38°F(4°C)38°F(3°C)3.8 in(96 mm)2.7 in(68 mm)
May73°F(23°C)74°F(23°C)50°F(10°C)50°F(10°C)4.5 in(114 mm)4.3 in(110 mm)
Jun82°F(28°C)85°F(29°C)60°F(15°C)61°F(16°C)5.5 in(140 mm)3.9 in(98 mm)
Jul85°F(30°C)89°F(32°C)64°F(18°C)65°F(19°C)3.6 in(92 mm)3.0 in(75 mm)
Aug83°F(28°C)86°F(30°C)61°F(16°C)63°F(17°C)3.8 in(97 mm)2.9 in(73 mm)
Sep77°F(25°C)79°F(26°C)53°F(11°C)53°F(12°C)3.2 in(82 mm)2.4 in(61 mm)
Oct64°F(18°C)66°F(19°C)40°F(5°C)40°F(4°C)2.8 in(70 mm)1.6 in(41 mm)
Nov47°F(9°C)51°F(10°C)28°F(-2°C)27°F(-3°C)1.4 in(36 mm)0.8 in(21 mm)
Dec34°F(1°C)38°F(4°C)17°F(-8°C)18°F(-8°C)1.3 in(34 mm)0.7 in(18 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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