Annual Average Humidity in Nebraska
The average humidity year round is listed below for places in Nebraska. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.
Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.
All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.
Average Humidity
In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. At everywhere except Scottsbluff, the Morning percentages are for 6 am and Afternoon measures are for 3 pm local standard time. The Scottsbluff humidity data are for 8 am and 5 pm.
| Daily | Place | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Grand Island | 80 | 49 |
| 69 | Lincoln | 82 | 53 |
| 67 | Norfolk | 80 | 50 |
| 65 | North Platte | 81 | 45 |
| 69 | Omaha | 81 | 53 |
| 59 | Scottsbluff | 67 | 44 |
| 59 | Valentine | 73 | 43 |
Highest and Lowest Humidity
Below are averages over the year for maximum and minimum humidity levels in Nebraska. The hours when the highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.
| High | Time | Place | Low | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80.1 | 6 am | Grand Island | 49.2 | 3 pm |
| 81.8 | 6 am | Lincoln | 52.5 | 3 pm |
| 79.8 | 6 am | Norfolk | 50.2 | 3 pm |
| 80.7 | 6 am | North Platte | 44.7 | 3 pm |
| 81.0 | 6 am | Omaha | 53.3 | 3 pm |
| 76.7 | 5 am | Scottsbluff | 38.9 | 2 pm |
| 73.4 | 6 am | Valentine | 42.6 | 3 pm |
Reference
World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.