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Lincoln, Rhode Island climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Lincoln has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1208 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (93 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLincoln climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 87 | 124 | 109 | 86 | 97 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 118 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 26 | 27 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | −6 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 87 | 124 | 109 | 86 | 97 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 26 | 27 | 16 | 2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 118 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 26 | 24 | 19 | 4 | — | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Providence (NOAA GHCN station USW00014765), about 22 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.