Climate averages 1991–2020
Lincoln weather
in March.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Lincoln: daytime highs average 10.8°C and nights cool to about -0.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 54 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Omaha (79 km away). In March its highs average 9.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Lincoln, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lincoln ranks joint 335th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 110th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Lincoln is 4.2°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.2°C to 16.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 54 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lincoln climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 25 | 4.8 | 9.610 h |
| February | 3.8°C-6.5°C | -6.5°C | 31 | 5.1 | 10.611 h |
| March, selected | 10.8°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 54 | 7.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.9°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 92 | 10.2 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 130 | 12.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 28.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 108 | 11.0 | 15.015 h |
| July | 30.7°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 88 | 9.4 | 14.815 h |
| August | 29.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 80 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| September | 25.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 71 | 7.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 18.1°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 64 | 7.3 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.0°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 41 | 5.1 | 10.010 h |
| December | 3.1°C-5.5°C | -5.5°C | 34 | 4.7 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Omaha in MarchUnited States · 79 kmHigh 9.9°C · Low -1.0°C · 60 mm rain
- Sioux City in MarchUnited States · 190 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low -2.7°C · 55 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in MarchUnited States · 192 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low 0.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Topeka in MarchUnited States · 212 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 2.0°C · 73 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in MarchUnited States · 237 kmHigh 12.5°C · Low 2.1°C · 74 mm rain
- Kansas City in MarchUnited States · 260 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 1.8°C · 78 mm rain
- Overland Park in MarchUnited States · 264 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 1.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Olathe in MarchUnited States · 265 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 2.1°C · 76 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lincoln) is explained once on the Lincoln year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.