Hot-summer humid continental
Lincoln, Illinois
Logan County, Illinois · Population 13k · 591 ft elevation
Living in Lincoln
Lincoln has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets light snow (19″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 49 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lincoln at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 591 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 19″56th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,749 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $112k8th percentile
- Median rent
- $804/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.81%85th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 292 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,500 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 11th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 18°F | 2.2″ | 5.7″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 6.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 2.7″ | 1.8″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 64°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 230 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 4.4″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.2″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 272 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 42°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 209 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 168 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 4.9″ | 134 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology