Days of Sunshine Per Year in Nebraska
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in Nebraska is the total days in a year when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime. The rest of the days are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. All the numbers are annual averages, made from years of weather watching.
| City | Sunny | Partly Sunny | Total Days With Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island | 123 | 102 | 225 |
| Lincoln | 117 | 99 | 216 |
| Norfolk | 117 | 103 | 220 |
| North Platte | 115 | 109 | 224 |
| Omaha | 110 | 102 | 212 |
| Scottsbluff | 115 | 112 | 227 |
| Valentine | 123 | 105 | 228 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are yearly averages based on many years of weather observations.
| City | % Sun |
|---|---|
| Lincoln | 61 |
| North Platte | 67 |
| Omaha | 60 |
| Valentine | 65 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.