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Lincoln, NE vs Phoenix, AZ weather comparison

Lincoln

NE

Lincoln picks up around 28 more inches of snow each winter.

Phoenix has around 139 fewer freezing nights a year. Phoenix endures about 127 more days above 90 °F each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Lincoln, NE and Phoenix, AZ
LincolnMetricPhoenix
228 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies307 days
32 inPrecipitationper year7 in
102 daysWet daysrain or snow per year33 days
28 inSnowfallper year0 in
36 daysHot daysabove 90 °F163 days
140 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F2 days
66%Humidityaverage relative35%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round74 °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.

LincolnPhoenix

Daily highs

5075100JanMarMayJulSepNovLincoln, 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 °FPhoenix, Jan: 66 °FPhoenix, Feb: 69 °FPhoenix, Mar: 76 °FPhoenix, Apr: 83 °FPhoenix, May: 92 °FPhoenix, Jun: 102 °FPhoenix, Jul: 105 °FPhoenix, Aug: 103 °FPhoenix, Sep: 98 °FPhoenix, Oct: 87 °FPhoenix, Nov: 75 °FPhoenix, Dec: 65 °F

Daily lows

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovLincoln, 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 °FPhoenix, Jan: 44 °FPhoenix, Feb: 47 °FPhoenix, Mar: 52 °FPhoenix, Apr: 58 °FPhoenix, May: 67 °FPhoenix, Jun: 75 °FPhoenix, Jul: 82 °FPhoenix, Aug: 82 °FPhoenix, Sep: 76 °FPhoenix, Oct: 64 °FPhoenix, Nov: 51 °FPhoenix, Dec: 43 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lincoln high354053647484888679665139
Phoenix high666976839210210510398877565
Lincoln low141828395161666354402818
Phoenix low444752586775828276645143

Monthly precipitation

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

LincolnPhoenix
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLincoln, 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 inPhoenix, Jan: 0.9 inPhoenix, Feb: 1.1 inPhoenix, Mar: 0.8 inPhoenix, Apr: 0.2 inPhoenix, May: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jun: 0.1 inPhoenix, Jul: 0.6 inPhoenix, Aug: 0.9 inPhoenix, Sep: 0.7 inPhoenix, Oct: 0.6 inPhoenix, Nov: 0.5 inPhoenix, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lincoln1.01.22.13.65.14.23.53.12.82.51.61.3
Phoenix0.91.10.80.20.10.10.60.90.70.60.50.8

Monthly sunny days

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

LincolnPhoenix
0102030JanMarMayJulSepNovLincoln, 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 daysPhoenix, Jan: 23 daysPhoenix, Feb: 21 daysPhoenix, Mar: 25 daysPhoenix, Apr: 27 daysPhoenix, May: 29 daysPhoenix, Jun: 29 daysPhoenix, Jul: 24 daysPhoenix, Aug: 26 daysPhoenix, Sep: 28 daysPhoenix, Oct: 28 daysPhoenix, Nov: 25 daysPhoenix, Dec: 24 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lincoln181617161619222223211918
Phoenix232125272929242628282524

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).