Lincoln, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BISMARCK WFO, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lincoln has an annual average temperature of 42.8°F with about 19.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.42 in) and January the driest (0.47 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,298
Cooling need
315

Best time to visit Lincoln

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

280 of 366 (76.5%) 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.

2010s
199
2020s
167

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 22.8°F 2.6°F 12.7°F 0.47 in
February 27.6°F 6.9°F 17.3°F 0.49 in
March 39.9°F 18.0°F 29.0°F 0.78 in
April 54.7°F 30.0°F 42.4°F 1.40 in
May 67.1°F 41.9°F 54.5°F 2.54 in
June 76.4°F 52.8°F 64.6°F 3.42 in
July 83.5°F 58.2°F 70.9°F 3.11 in
August 83.2°F 55.9°F 69.6°F 2.35 in
September 73.6°F 46.6°F 60.1°F 1.83 in
October 57.4°F 32.7°F 45.1°F 1.49 in
November 40.6°F 19.0°F 29.8°F 0.67 in
December 27.9°F 7.9°F 17.9°F 0.66 in

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