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Denver, CO vs Lincoln, NE weather comparison

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Denver picks up around 22 more inches of snow each winter.

Denver enjoys about 42 more sunny days a year than Lincoln. Denver sees rain or snow on roughly 17 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Denver, CO and Lincoln, NE
DenverMetricLincoln
270 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies228 days
15 inPrecipitationper year32 in
84 daysWet daysrain or snow per year102 days
49 inSnowfallper year28 in
42 daysHot daysabove 90 °F36 days
155 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F140 days
53%Humidityaverage relative66%
51 °FAverage temperatureyear round52 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DenverLincoln

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 47 °FDenver, Feb: 47 °FDenver, Mar: 56 °FDenver, Apr: 62 °FDenver, May: 72 °FDenver, Jun: 84 °FDenver, Jul: 90 °FDenver, Aug: 88 °FDenver, Sep: 80 °FDenver, Oct: 67 °FDenver, Nov: 55 °FDenver, Dec: 46 °FLincoln, Jan: 35 °FLincoln, Feb: 40 °FLincoln, Mar: 53 °FLincoln, Apr: 64 °FLincoln, May: 74 °FLincoln, Jun: 84 °FLincoln, Jul: 88 °FLincoln, Aug: 86 °FLincoln, Sep: 79 °FLincoln, Oct: 66 °FLincoln, Nov: 51 °FLincoln, Dec: 39 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 18 °FDenver, Feb: 19 °FDenver, Mar: 27 °FDenver, Apr: 34 °FDenver, May: 43 °FDenver, Jun: 53 °FDenver, Jul: 59 °FDenver, Aug: 57 °FDenver, Sep: 48 °FDenver, Oct: 36 °FDenver, Nov: 26 °FDenver, Dec: 18 °FLincoln, Jan: 14 °FLincoln, Feb: 18 °FLincoln, Mar: 28 °FLincoln, Apr: 39 °FLincoln, May: 51 °FLincoln, Jun: 61 °FLincoln, Jul: 66 °FLincoln, Aug: 63 °FLincoln, Sep: 54 °FLincoln, Oct: 40 °FLincoln, Nov: 28 °FLincoln, Dec: 18 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver high474756627284908880675546
Lincoln high354053647484888679665139
Denver low181927344353595748362618
Lincoln low141828395161666354402818

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DenverLincoln
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 0.7 inDenver, Feb: 0.7 inDenver, Mar: 1.4 inDenver, Apr: 2.1 inDenver, May: 2.5 inDenver, Jun: 1.6 inDenver, Jul: 1.2 inDenver, Aug: 1.2 inDenver, Sep: 1.1 inDenver, Oct: 1.2 inDenver, Nov: 0.9 inDenver, Dec: 0.6 inLincoln, Jan: 1.0 inLincoln, Feb: 1.2 inLincoln, Mar: 2.1 inLincoln, Apr: 3.6 inLincoln, May: 5.1 inLincoln, Jun: 4.2 inLincoln, Jul: 3.5 inLincoln, Aug: 3.1 inLincoln, Sep: 2.8 inLincoln, Oct: 2.5 inLincoln, Nov: 1.6 inLincoln, Dec: 1.3 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver0.70.71.42.12.51.61.21.21.11.20.90.6
Lincoln1.01.22.13.65.14.23.53.12.82.51.61.3

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DenverLincoln
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDenver, Jan: 23 daysDenver, Feb: 20 daysDenver, Mar: 21 daysDenver, Apr: 18 daysDenver, May: 20 daysDenver, Jun: 24 daysDenver, Jul: 25 daysDenver, Aug: 24 daysDenver, Sep: 24 daysDenver, Oct: 24 daysDenver, Nov: 23 daysDenver, Dec: 24 daysLincoln, Jan: 18 daysLincoln, Feb: 16 daysLincoln, Mar: 17 daysLincoln, Apr: 16 daysLincoln, May: 16 daysLincoln, Jun: 19 daysLincoln, Jul: 22 daysLincoln, Aug: 22 daysLincoln, Sep: 23 daysLincoln, Oct: 21 daysLincoln, Nov: 19 daysLincoln, Dec: 18 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Denver232021182024252424242324
Lincoln181617161619222223211918

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).