Lincoln, NE
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LINCOLN MUNI AP, NE US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lincoln has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 29.3 inches of precipitation per year and 26 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.91 in) and January the driest (0.73 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Lincoln
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →94 of 366 (25.7%) 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.
| 1940s | 6 | |
| 1950s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 79 | |
| 1990s | 44 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 66 | |
| 2020s | 60 |
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 | 35.6°F | 14.4°F | 25.0°F | 0.73 in | 6.5 in | 6 |
| February | 40.6°F | 18.4°F | 29.5°F | 0.89 in | 7.1 in | 6 |
| March | 53.6°F | 28.7°F | 41.2°F | 1.55 in | 3.4 in | 8 |
| April | 64.8°F | 39.2°F | 52.0°F | 2.69 in | 1.2 in | 10 |
| May | 75.0°F | 51.2°F | 63.1°F | 4.91 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| June | 85.2°F | 62.1°F | 73.7°F | 4.48 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.4°F | 66.7°F | 78.1°F | 3.25 in | — | 9 |
| August | 87.2°F | 64.1°F | 75.6°F | 3.32 in | — | 9 |
| September | 80.1°F | 54.3°F | 67.2°F | 2.90 in | — | 7 |
| October | 66.6°F | 41.0°F | 53.8°F | 2.14 in | 0.9 in | 7 |
| November | 51.7°F | 28.0°F | 39.8°F | 1.30 in | 1.5 in | 5 |
| December | 39.4°F | 18.2°F | 28.8°F | 1.18 in | 5.3 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Lincoln
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).