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Lincoln Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Lincoln, United States, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Lincoln month looks like before you travel — then check the live Lincoln forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

July

31°C average high

Coolest month

January

-7°C average low

Wettest month

May

111 mm of rain

Driest month

February

3 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Lincoln by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Record low / high	Rainfall	Humidity	Wind
January	3°C	-7°C	-31°C / 19°C	11 mm	74%	14 km/h
February	6°C	-6°C	-31°C / 27°C	3 mm	68%	16 km/h
March	13°C	0°C	-21°C / 36°C	39 mm	63%	18 km/h
April	19°C	6°C	-10°C / 33°C	54 mm	60%	19 km/h
May	24°C	12°C	0°C / 37°C	111 mm	65%	16 km/h
June	30°C	19°C	8°C / 39°C	69 mm	65%	15 km/h
July	31°C	20°C	8°C / 42°C	46 mm	71%	12 km/h
August	30°C	19°C	8°C / 42°C	78 mm	73%	12 km/h
September	28°C	16°C	-1°C / 41°C	58 mm	68%	14 km/h
October	20°C	8°C	-8°C / 35°C	57 mm	64%	15 km/h
November	12°C	1°C	-16°C / 28°C	20 mm	67%	14 km/h
December	6°C	-4°C	-25°C / 22°C	20 mm	73%	14 km/h

Best time to visit Lincoln

The most comfortable time to visit Lincoln is generally May and September to October, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. The city has strongly marked seasons and rain concentrates around May, totalling about 565 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for July, when highs average 31°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 111 mm, roughly 42× the rainfall of the driest month (February).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Lincoln forecast for what is happening now.