Lincoln climate — normals and trends
Lincoln (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 665 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lincoln averages 42 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Lincoln has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -17.6 °C (on 23 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
LincolnEngland
- coords
- 53.23°, -0.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
665mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-17.6 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
49 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
16.4 cm
26 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 91 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 14 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 52 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 78 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 97 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 121 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 95 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lincoln?
Lincoln has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 665 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lincoln?
The hottest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lincoln?
The coldest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lincoln?
Yes. Lincoln gets on average 17.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Lincoln warmed?
Yes: Lincoln warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lincoln?
The wettest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lincoln?
The windiest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lincoln?
The warmest month in Lincoln is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lincoln?
Lincoln receives on average 665 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lincoln?
Lincoln gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lincoln?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1981, with 16.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lincoln?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lincoln.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lincoln?
In Lincoln, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 23 January 1963.
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