Lincoln Temperature by Month

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 15°C (59°F), ranging from 8°C (46°F) in January to 23°C (73°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Lincoln, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 13°C (55°F) in July to 2°C (36°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Lincoln by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, sees 194 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Lincoln's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters, and seasons reversed compared to Europe.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Lincoln's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Lincoln climate page.