Lincoln climate — normals and trends
Lincoln (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 807 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 (-4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lincoln averages 121 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Lincoln has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 114 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 11 July 1954) and the coldest -32.9 °C (on 23 December 1989).
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
LincolnNebraska
- coords
- 40.80°, -96.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
30.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
121 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
63.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
40 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
44.0 °C
11 July 1954
Coldest day
-32.9 °C
23 December 1989
Wettest day
87 mm
25 August 1944
Windiest day
62.1 km/h
7 March 1950
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
15 December 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
12 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-38.3 °C
24 December 1983
Snowiest day
26.2 cm
26 March 1983
Sunniest day
14.9 h
28 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 2.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 73 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 89 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 119 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 121 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 60 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 6.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lincoln?
Lincoln has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 807 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 11 July 1954, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lincoln?
The coldest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -32.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lincoln?
Yes. Lincoln gets on average 63.1 cm of snow per year and has around 121 frost days.
Has the climate of Lincoln warmed?
Yes: Lincoln warmed by +2.0 °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 25 August 1944, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lincoln?
The windiest day measured in Lincoln between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1950, with winds reaching 62.1 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 (-4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lincoln?
Lincoln receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lincoln?
Lincoln gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 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 March 1983, with 26.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lincoln?
Yes: Lincoln has on average 40 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 45.3 °C on 12 July 1954, and the lowest was -38.3 °C on 24 December 1983.
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