Lincoln Weather in January
Average highs run from 30°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 11°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.38 in.
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
- 28°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 3.38 in
- Snowfall
- 17.4 in
- Record high
- 64°FJan 23, 1957
- Record low
- -35°FJan 21, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 57 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 | 30°F | 11°F | 56°F 1966 | -13°F 1977 | 39% | |
| Jan 2 | 30°F | 11°F | 53°F 1966 | -15°F 1956 | 39% | |
| Jan 3 | 30°F | 10°F | 50°F 1979 | -15°F 1981 | 40% | |
| Jan 4 | 30°F | 10°F | 52°F 2000 | -20°F 1981 | 40% | |
| Jan 5 | 30°F | 10°F | 45°F 1990 | -18°F 1981 | 40% | |
| Jan 6 | 29°F | 10°F | 54°F 1993 | -19°F 1957 | 40% | |
| Jan 7 | 29°F | 9°F | 56°F 2007 | -19°F 1996 | 41% | |
| Jan 8 | 29°F | 9°F | 44°F 2007 | -15°F 1996 | 41% | |
| Jan 9 | 29°F | 9°F | 47°F 1956 | -18°F 1968 | 41% | |
| Jan 10 | 29°F | 9°F | 50°F 1978 | -18°F 1968 | 41% | |
| Jan 11 | 29°F | 8°F | 48°F 1963 | -23°F 1976 | 41% | |
| Jan 12 | 28°F | 8°F | 53°F 1980 | -23°F 1976 | 41% | |
| Jan 13 | 28°F | 8°F | 45°F 1986 | -18°F 1981 | 41% | |
| Jan 14 | 28°F | 8°F | 54°F 2005 | -34°F 1957 | 41% | |
| Jan 15 | 28°F | 7°F | 54°F 2005 | -33°F 1957 | 41% | |
| Jan 16 | 28°F | 7°F | 55°F 1995 | -22°F 1988 | 41% | |
| Jan 17 | 28°F | 7°F | 55°F 1995 | -19°F 1972 | 41% | |
| Jan 18 | 28°F | 7°F | 50°F 1973 | -32°F 1957 | 41% | |
| Jan 19 | 28°F | 7°F | 54°F 1990 | -31°F 1957 | 41% | |
| Jan 20 | 28°F | 7°F | 55°F 1996 | -34°F 1994 | 41% | |
| Jan 21 | 28°F | 7°F | 42°F 1954 | -35°F 1994 | 41% | |
| Jan 22 | 28°F | 6°F | 54°F 2006 | -28°F 1994 | 40% | |
| Jan 23 | 28°F | 6°F | 64°F 1957 | -23°F 1961 | 40% | |
| Jan 24 | 28°F | 6°F | 52°F 1957 | -23°F 1961 | 40% | |
| Jan 25 | 28°F | 6°F | 54°F 1967 | -20°F 1963 | 40% | |
| Jan 26 | 28°F | 6°F | 44°F 1964 | -20°F 1991 | 40% | |
| Jan 27 | 28°F | 6°F | 49°F 1978 | -28°F 1994 | 39% | |
| Jan 28 | 28°F | 6°F | 57°F 1974 | -30°F 1994 | 39% | |
| Jan 29 | 28°F | 6°F | 49°F 2006 | -16°F 2003 | 39% | |
| Jan 30 | 28°F | 6°F | 47°F 2002 | -18°F 1977 | 39% | |
| Jan 31 | 28°F | 6°F | 45°F 1974 | -18°F 1977 | 38% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00274734 (Lincoln Nepp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00276945, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.