Hot-summer humid continental
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lancaster County, Nebraska · Population 292k · 1,201 ft elevation
Living in Lincoln
Lincoln has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 29″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lincoln at a glance
- Population
- 292k
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 29″18th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,910 hrs59th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,045/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $70k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.57%76th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.789th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 427 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,921 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9151th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 6.5″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 18°F | 0.9″ | 7.1″ | 185 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 29°F | 1.6″ | 3.4″ | 209 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 39°F | 2.7″ | 1.2″ | 236 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 4.5″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 3.3″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 54°F | 2.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 41°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 225 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 28°F | 1.3″ | 1.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 18°F | 1.2″ | 5.3″ | 162 hrs |
Near Lincoln
- Waverly, NE · 4.4k
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- Milford, NE · 2.7k
- Ashland, NE · 3.1k
- Seward, NE · 7.7k
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Largest places in Nebraska
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology