Lincoln Weather in August
Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 44°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 7 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 1.04 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 22, 1969
- Record low
- 28°FAug 25, 1992
- Chance of a freeze
- 66%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.2
- Daylight
- 14 h 52 min to 13 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 55%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 4.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 84°F | 44°F | 96°F 2003 | 37°F 2002 | 23% |
| Aug 2 | 84°F | 44°F | 96°F 1966 | 38°F 1978 | 23% |
| Aug 3 | 84°F | 44°F | 95°F 1966 | 34°F 1989 | 23% |
| Aug 4 | 84°F | 44°F | 94°F 1969 | 38°F 2006 | 23% |
| Aug 5 | 84°F | 44°F | 96°F 1988 | 40°F 2018 | 23% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 44°F | 97°F 1983 | 37°F 1988 | 23% |
| Aug 7 | 83°F | 44°F | 97°F 1983 | 38°F 1967 | 22% |
| Aug 8 | 83°F | 43°F | 96°F 1990 | 40°F 1977 | 22% |
| Aug 9 | 83°F | 43°F | 98°F 2012 | 38°F 1977 | 22% |
| Aug 10 | 83°F | 43°F | 99°F 2003 | 38°F 2004 | 22% |
| Aug 11 | 83°F | 43°F | 96°F 1991 | 34°F 1997 | 22% |
| Aug 12 | 83°F | 43°F | 94°F 1967 | 35°F 1977 | 22% |
| Aug 13 | 82°F | 42°F | 95°F 2015 | 33°F 1968 | 22% |
| Aug 14 | 82°F | 42°F | 97°F 2015 | 35°F 2002 | 22% |
| Aug 15 | 82°F | 42°F | 95°F 1990 | 37°F 1987 | 22% |
| Aug 16 | 82°F | 42°F | 97°F 1990 | 30°F 2002 | 22% |
| Aug 17 | 81°F | 42°F | 92°F 1971 | 39°F 1985 | 22% |
| Aug 18 | 81°F | 41°F | 95°F 2008 | 37°F 1978 | 22% |
| Aug 19 | 81°F | 41°F | 95°F 2001 | 33°F 1966 | 22% |
| Aug 20 | 80°F | 41°F | 95°F 1969 | 36°F 1986 | 22% |
| Aug 21 | 80°F | 41°F | 97°F 1969 | 36°F 2015 | 22% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 40°F | 100°F 1969 | 30°F 1992 | 22% |
| Aug 23 | 79°F | 40°F | 99°F 1969 | 30°F 1992 | 22% |
| Aug 24 | 79°F | 40°F | 99°F 1969 | 31°F 1992 | 22% |
| Aug 25 | 79°F | 40°F | 98°F 1969 | 28°F 1992 | 22% |
| Aug 26 | 78°F | 39°F | 93°F 2003 | 29°F 1992 | 22% |
| Aug 27 | 78°F | 39°F | 94°F 2010 | 34°F 2018 | 22% |
| Aug 28 | 78°F | 39°F | 94°F 2012 | 33°F 1994 | 22% |
| Aug 29 | 77°F | 39°F | 94°F 2005 | 33°F 1994 | 22% |
| Aug 30 | 77°F | 39°F | 94°F 1998 | 30°F 1993 | 22% |
| Aug 31 | 77°F | 38°F | 94°F 1999 | 28°F 2006 | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245040 (Lincoln RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00247159, 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.