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Monthly climate in Lincoln, Montana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lincoln features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 678 mm (26.7 inches) and receives 139 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lincoln enjoys an average of 3152 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 34 minutes to 15 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lincoln, Montana, United States §

The warmest months in Lincoln are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 17 °C (54 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -7 °C (15 - 19 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lincoln experiences 30 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 197 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, Montana, United States.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 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean maximum 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average high -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Daily mean -7°C
(19°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Average low -11°C
(13°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Mean minimum -23°C
(-9°F)		 -28°C
(-17°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)
Minimum -28°C
(-17°F)		 -33°C
(-27°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -12°C
(12°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -29°C
(-19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lincoln, Montana, United States §

Lincoln usually has the most precipitation in February, May and June, with an average of 15 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lincoln are January, July and August. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lincoln, Montana, United States.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) 37 (1.5) 82 (3.2) 49 (1.9) 74 (2.9) 94 (3.7) 92 (3.6) 16 (0.6) 23 (0.9) 40 (1.6) 62 (2.4) 52 (2.0) 57 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 18 13 16 16 13 5 5 7 12 13 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Lincoln, Montana, United States §

The sunniest months in Lincoln are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lincoln: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lincoln, Montana, United States.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 143 179 263 280 310 355 402 350 277 234 182 171
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 59m 10h 18m 11h 57m 13h 38m 15h 4m 15h 48m 15h 24m 14h 6m 12h 29m 10h 48m 9h 20m 8h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Lincoln, Montana, United States §

Lincoln experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December 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, Montana, United States.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) 2 4 6 7 10 10 10 9 8 5 3 2