Warm-summer humid continental
Lincoln, North Dakota
Burleigh County, North Dakota · Population 4.3k · 1,686 ft elevation
Living in Lincoln
Lincoln has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 3°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lincoln at a glance
- Population
- 4.3k
- Elevation
- 1,686 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,943 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $259k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,222/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.87%42th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 44 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 504 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 3°F | 0.5″ | 8.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 0.5″ | 7.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 0.8″ | 8.5″ | 244 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 30°F | 1.4″ | 4.6″ | 243 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.4″ | 285 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 3.4″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 58°F | 3.1″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 56°F | 2.4″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 47°F | 1.8″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 33°F | 1.5″ | 2.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 19°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.1″ | 146 hrs |
Near Lincoln
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Largest places in North Dakota
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology