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Monthly climate in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lincoln features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 691 mm (27.2 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lincoln enjoys an average of 3024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 58 minutes to 15 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Lincoln are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lincoln experiences 28 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Lincoln usually has the most precipitation in April, July and December, with an average of 10 rainy days and 71 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lincoln are January, February and March. On average, 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49 (1.9) 41 (1.6) 50 (2.0) 67 (2.7) 52 (2.0) 67 (2.6) 70 (2.8) 51 (2.0) 50 (2.0) 53 (2.1) 66 (2.6) 75 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 6 8 10 8 9 11 10 8 11 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Lincoln are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lincoln: May, June and July receive an average of 6 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 296 267 231 202 166 183 217 248 291 309 331
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 0m 13h 49m 12h 20m 10h 51m 9h 36m 8h 58m 9h 16m 10h 22m 11h 47m 13h 17m 14h 38m 15h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand §

Lincoln experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lincoln UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 12 9 6 3 2 2 3 5 9 10 12