Lincoln, MI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HARRISVILLE 2NNE, MI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lincoln has an annual average temperature of 42.9°F with about 29.1 inches of precipitation per year and 52.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 73.7°F), and the coldest is February (average low 13.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.38 in) and February the driest (1.12 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,010
Cooling need
36

Best time to visit Lincoln

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Lincoln's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1970s
116
1980s
36
1990s
33
2000s
91
2010s
47
2020s
43

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 26.0°F 13.5°F 19.7°F 1.38 in 14.4 in 12
February 27.7°F 13.2°F 20.4°F 1.12 in 12.3 in 9
March 35.4°F 21.2°F 28.3°F 1.63 in 8.0 in 9
April 45.5°F 31.0°F 38.3°F 3.06 in 4.2 in 11
May 56.9°F 41.9°F 49.4°F 3.23 in 12
June 67.3°F 51.9°F 59.6°F 3.13 in 12
July 73.5°F 57.7°F 65.6°F 3.38 in 11
August 73.7°F 57.5°F 65.6°F 3.18 in 10
September 66.7°F 50.4°F 58.6°F 2.80 in 11
October 54.2°F 39.4°F 46.8°F 2.68 in 16
November 41.7°F 29.6°F 35.7°F 1.89 in 2.6 in 13
December 31.8°F 20.5°F 26.2°F 1.66 in 10.9 in 12

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