Lincoln weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lincoln, California: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at AUBURN, 19 km from Lincoln; records cover 1905–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.1 in917 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Feb 21
- First fall freeze
- Dec 4
- Heating degree days
- 2,811
- Cooling degree days
- 1,453
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 28°−2° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lincoln in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°3°, with 7 in178 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1962)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 556
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lincoln in February
Highs average 59°15° and lows 40°4°, with 6.5 in165 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1916)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 428
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lincoln in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°6°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1910)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 382
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lincoln in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 45°7°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1926)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 268
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Lincoln in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1910)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 113
- Cooling degree days
- 88
Lincoln in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 58°14°, with 0.41 in10 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1925)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Lincoln in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 63°17°, with 0.01 in0.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1972)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 405
Lincoln in August
Highs average 92°33° and lows 63°17°, with 0.07 in1.8 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1978)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 385
Lincoln in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 60°15°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1950)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 13
- Cooling degree days
- 257
Lincoln in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 52°11°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1928)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1922)
- Heating degree days
- 103
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Lincoln in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 43°6°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1965)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1922)
- Heating degree days
- 350
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lincoln in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 6.8 in173 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1924)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 573
- Cooling degree days
- 0