Lincoln weather in July

In July, Lincoln sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lincoln's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lincoln's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
68°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:13 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Lincoln is capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and seat of Lancaster County.

Density
1,149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month.

A typical July day in Lincoln reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Lincoln

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 11 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lincoln weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 17°1.04.849.40.0
Feb39° / 20°1.25.13.410.40.1
Mar52° / 31°2.17.42.211.72.8
Apr63° / 41°3.610.21.113.15.4
May73° / 53°5.1120.114.26.4
Jun83° / 64°4.211014.95.7
Jul87° / 68°3.59.5014.64.8
Aug85° / 65°3.19.1013.65.6
Sep78° / 56°2.87.9012.37.2
Oct65° / 43°2.57.30.510.96.4
Nov51° / 31°1.65.11.59.72.8
Dec38° / 21°1.34.73.59.10.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lincoln gets around 3.5 in of rain over 9.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2129
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11116263611
21016253712
31016253712
4915253813
5915253813
6814253814
7814253914
8713253915
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:037:57
214.95:047:57
314.95:047:57
414.95:057:56
514.95:057:56
614.85:067:56
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1214.75:107:54
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2014.65:167:49
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2814.35:237:43
2914.35:247:42
3014.35:257:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Lincoln

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Lincoln?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Lincoln for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lincoln in July

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

In July, Lincoln sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Lincoln in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lincoln peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lincoln?

Lincoln sits at 40.8°N, 96.7°W, 1,204 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Papillion, 41 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 190 ft around an average of 1,234 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 ft.

The land around Lincoln is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
387 ft
50 miles
810 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Papillion 41 mi · La Vista 42 mi · Fremont 45 mi · Bellevue 47 mi · Omaha 49 mi · Council Bluffs 53 mi · Columbus 57 mi · Grand Island 88 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
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 (40.8°, -96.667°, elevation 1,204 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).