La Vista in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), La Vista sees average daytime highs around 35°F and overnight lows near 18°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is La Vista's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see La Vista's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
35°F
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°F
Precipitation
3.6 in
15 wet days
Avg wind
9 mph
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in La Vista in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°F.

A typical winter day in La Vista reaches about 35°F and drops to 18°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in La Vista

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 90 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
90
88 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

La Vista weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 16°1.04.849.40.0
Feb37° / 19°1.25.64.210.30.0
Mar50° / 30°2.47.82.611.72.3
Apr62° / 41°4.1111.213.15.1
May72° / 53°5.512.70.114.36.3
Jun82° / 63°5.211.4014.96.0
Jul86° / 67°3.49.4014.75.3
Aug84° / 65°3.59.1013.66.0
Sep77° / 56°3.08.1012.37.3
Oct64° / 43°2.77.50.410.96.1
Nov49° / 31°1.75.21.79.72.4
Dec36° / 20°1.45.13.59.10.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

La Vista gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 mph across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for La Vista

In seasonPeak

None of La Vista's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

La Vista's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit La Vista?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Vista.

What to pack for La Vista in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, La Vista sees daytime highs around 35°F and nights near 18°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in La Vista in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Vista peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Vista?

La Vista sits at 41.2°N, 96.0°W, 1,109 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Papillion, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around La Vista

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of La Vista.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around La Vista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 ft around an average of 1,079 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft.

The land around La Vista is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (29%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
223 ft
10 miles
351 ft
50 miles
787 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Papillion 1.9 mi · Omaha 6.8 mi · Bellevue 8.1 mi · Council Bluffs 11 mi · Fremont 30 mi · Lincoln 42 mi · Columbus 71 mi · Norfolk 93 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for La Vista (41.1839°, -96.0311°, elevation 1,109 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.