Lincoln in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Lincoln sees average daytime highs around 72°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 9.5 in of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 62°F in early March to 83°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Lincoln's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lincoln's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 72°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 49°F
Rainfall: 9.5 in; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 6 mph
Travel score: 7.0; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Lincoln in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 62°F in early March to 83°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Lincoln reaches about 72°F and drops to 49°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Lincoln

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lincoln weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 40°	6.4	10.5	9.6	4.0
Feb	61° / 42°	6.0	10	10.5	4.9
Mar	65° / 45°	5.3	10.2	11.7	6.0
Apr	71° / 48°	2.6	6.9	13	7.2
May	79° / 54°	1.5	4.6	14.1	7.8
Jun	88° / 60°	0.3	1.4	14.7	5.8
Jul	93° / 64°	0.0	0.1	14.4	4.2
Aug	92° / 63°	0.0	0.2	13.5	4.6
Sep	87° / 59°	0.2	0.8	12.3	6.3
Oct	77° / 51°	1.8	3.5	11	8.3
Nov	64° / 43°	3.6	7.4	9.9	6.2
Dec	56° / 39°	6.6	11.1	9.3	3.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Lincoln gets around 9.5 in of rain over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Lincoln

In seasonPeak

In spring, Lincoln overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lincoln's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Lincoln?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Lincoln for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Lincoln in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Lincoln sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 49°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lincoln in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lincoln peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Lincoln in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lincoln is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	18	15	11	11	21	37	41	21	31	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Lincoln?

Lincoln sits at 38.9°N, 121.3°W, 167 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rocklin, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Lincoln

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Lincoln.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lincoln has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 ft around an average of 167 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,605 ft.

The land around Lincoln is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, grassland (44%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

184 ft

grassland 41%

10 miles

1,581 ft

grassland 44%

50 miles

7,605 ft

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Rocklin 7.5 mi · Roseville 9.9 mi · Granite Bay 11 mi · Citrus Heights 13 mi · Antelope 13 mi · North Highlands 15 mi · Foothill Farms 15 mi · Orangevale 15 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lincoln (38.8916°, -121.293°, elevation 167 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.