Lincoln Weather in January
Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in over about 7 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 39°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 1.78 in
- Snowfall
- 4.8 in
- Record high
- 73°FJan 29, 2013
- Record low
- -12°FJan 10, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 33 min to 10 h 16 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 10.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 39°F | 20°F | 70°F 2006 | -6°F 2018 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 39°F | 20°F | 65°F 2000 | -8°F 2001 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 39°F | 20°F | 70°F 1997 | -8°F 2001 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 39°F | 19°F | 71°F 1997 | 2°F 2010 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 5 | 39°F | 19°F | 60°F 2019 | 1°F 1999 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 6 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 2026 | -3°F 2014 | 24% | 8% |
| Jan 7 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 2026 | -3°F 2014 | 23% | 8% |
| Jan 8 | 38°F | 19°F | 71°F 2008 | -3°F 1996 | 23% | 8% |
| Jan 9 | 38°F | 19°F | 68°F 2003 | 0°F 1982 | 23% | 8% |
| Jan 10 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 2002 | -12°F 1982 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 11 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 1990 | -12°F 1982 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 12 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 2013 | -2°F 1997 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 13 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 2000 | -1°F 1997 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 14 | 38°F | 19°F | 66°F 1996 | -6°F 2024 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 15 | 38°F | 19°F | 64°F 2016 | -7°F 2024 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 16 | 38°F | 19°F | 70°F 1990 | -7°F 2024 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 17 | 38°F | 19°F | 69°F 1990 | -2°F 1982 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 18 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 1986 | -2°F 1982 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 19 | 38°F | 19°F | 68°F 2015 | -12°F 1984 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 20 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 2006 | -10°F 1985 | 23% | 9% |
| Jan 21 | 39°F | 19°F | 69°F 1986 | -11°F 1984 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 39°F | 19°F | 66°F 1999 | -2°F 2025 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 39°F | 19°F | 65°F 2009 | 6°F 2014 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 2002 | -1°F 2003 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 1981 | 3°F 2026 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 2018 | -4°F 2026 | 23% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 39°F | 19°F | 67°F 2018 | -4°F 2026 | 24% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 40°F | 19°F | 67°F 2002 | 2°F 1986 | 24% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 40°F | 20°F | 73°F 2013 | 5°F 2014 | 24% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 40°F | 20°F | 68°F 2015 | 3°F 2004 | 24% | 10% |
| Jan 31 | 40°F | 20°F | 65°F 1988 | 0°F 1985 | 25% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00231748 (Cole Camp 3NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238466, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.