Lincoln weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lincoln, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Grundy Center, 13 km from Lincoln; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 36.8 in935 mm
- Snow a year
- 32 in82 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 6
- Heating degree days
- 7,226
- Cooling degree days
- 730
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −13°−25° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lincoln in January
Highs average 26°−3° and lows 9°−13°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation and 9 in23 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (2002)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1476
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lincoln in February
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 13°−11°, with 0.98 in25 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2024)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 1212
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lincoln in March
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1895)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 956
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lincoln in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1980)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 541
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Lincoln in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Lincoln in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°15°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Lincoln in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1936)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 244
Lincoln in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1936)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 181
Lincoln in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°10°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1939)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 137
- Cooling degree days
- 73
Lincoln in OctoberThis month
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°4°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1997)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 470
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Lincoln in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 26°−3°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1999)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 876
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lincoln in December
Highs average 32°0° and lows 15°−9°, with 1.4 in37 mm of precipitation and 10 in24 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1998)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 1283
- Cooling degree days
- 0