Climate averages 1991–2020
Lincoln weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Lincoln: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Omaha (79 km away). In October its highs average 17.4°C, 0.6°C cooler than Lincoln, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lincoln ranks 324th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 186th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Lincoln is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.1°C to 10.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 64 mm to 41 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Omaha in OctoberUnited States · 79 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.8°C · 68 mm rain
- Sioux City in OctoberUnited States · 190 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 6.5°C · 61 mm rain
- Saint Joseph in OctoberUnited States · 192 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 81 mm rain
- Topeka in OctoberUnited States · 212 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Lawrence (Kansas), United States in OctoberUnited States · 237 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Kansas City in OctoberUnited States · 260 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Overland Park in OctoberUnited States · 264 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Olathe in OctoberUnited States · 265 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 9.8°C · 83 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.