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Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. The city has about 400,000 inhabitants, but the total metropolitan area is over twice as big.




Omaha, due to its latitude and location far from moderating bodies of water or mountain ranges, displays a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. July averages 24.8 °C, with moderate, but sometimes high humidity and relatively frequent thunderstorms, usually rather violent and capable of spawning severe weather or tornadoes; the January mean is -4.8 °C. The lowest temperature recorded in the city was -36 °C on January 5, 1884, and the highest 46 °C on July 25, 1936. Average yearly precipitation is 780 mm, falling mostly in the warmer months. What precipitation does fall in winter usually takes the form of snow, with average yearly snowfall being around 67 cm.

Avg Max-0.4 °C2.8 °C9.7 °C17.7 °C23.3 °C28.7 °C31.1 °C29.6 °C24.7 °C18.7 °C9.6 °C1.4 °C
Avg Min-11.7 °C-8.5 °C-2.4 °C4.4 °C10.5 °C15.8 °C18.8 °C17.2 °C12 °C5.1 °C-1.8 °C-9.1 °C
Rainfall18.8 mm19.6 mm51.8 mm67.6 mm114.8 mm98.3 mm89.2 mm82.3 mm94.5 mm57.9 mm37.8 mm25.9 mm
Rain Days3.



Getting There

By Plane

Eppley Airfield (OMA) near Omaha is Nebraska's largest airport. It offers flights to/from Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Memphis, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Cincinnati, Orlando, Washington, D.C., Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, St. Louis, Houston, Newark and Charlotte.

By Train


By Bus

Check Greyhound buses for options.



Getting Around

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