Lincoln climate — normals and trends
Lincoln (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 872 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lincoln averages 15 frost days, 97 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Lincoln has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 6 September 2022) and the coldest -9.9 °C (on 22 December 1990).
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
LincolnCalifornia
- coords
- 38.89°, -121.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
9.7°C
Annual rainfall
872mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
97 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
10 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
47.1 °C
6 September 2022
Coldest day
-9.9 °C
22 December 1990
Wettest day
190 mm
13 October 1962
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
4 January 2008
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
4 January 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
6 September 2022
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
22 December 1990
Snowiest day
23.4 cm
16 February 1990
Sunniest day
14.2 h
3 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 37 mm | -126 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 284 mm | +140 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 158 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 34.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 50 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 139 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 239 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lincoln?
Lincoln has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 872 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 6 September 2022, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lincoln?
The coldest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1990, at -9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lincoln?
Yes. Lincoln gets on average 4.2 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Lincoln warmed?
Yes: Lincoln warmed by +2.2 °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 13 October 1962, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lincoln?
The windiest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 2008, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lincoln?
The warmest month in Lincoln is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lincoln?
Lincoln receives on average 872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lincoln?
Lincoln gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 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 16 February 1990, with 23.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lincoln?
Yes: Lincoln has on average 10 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lincoln?
In Lincoln, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 6 September 2022, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 22 December 1990.
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