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Lincoln

Located in Lincoln District, Lincolnshire Coordinates: 53°13′37″ N 0°32′17″ W

Map showing the location of Lincoln Lincoln
Location in United Kingdom
Population
103,813
103.8K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport41 km
EMA East Midlands Airport69 km

About Lincoln

Lincoln is a city. Location: Lincoln District, Lincolnshire. Population: 103,813. Elevation: 9 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle.

Climate of Lincoln

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (55 mm)
Driest month
February (36 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lincoln
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)503644434453435549505052

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Lincoln

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: East Midlands Airport (EMA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Mansfield, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 41 kmnorth
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 69 kmsouthwest
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Mansfield Population: 172K 45 kmwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Chesterfield Population: 113.1K 59 kmwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 59 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lincoln

Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 430 natural sites, 120 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km28 places

  • Torksey Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Branston Island Island 12 kmE
  • Normanton Hill Mountain 24 kmS
  • Lincoln Castle Mountain 1 kmN

25–60 km240 places

  • Sunk Island Island 57 kmNE
  • Read's Island Island 51 kmN
  • Spurn Island Island 58 kmNE
  • Whitton Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km695 places

  • North Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 94 kmN
  • Snettisham Beach Beach 77 kmSE
  • Scolt Head Island Island 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Lincoln and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Lincoln Woking West Bromwich Eastbourne
Population 103.8K 103.9K 103.1K 101.7K
Elevation 9 m 39 m 165 m 8 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 22° 20° 21°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 1° 3°
Annual rainfall 569 mm 711 mm 853 mm 811 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 212 km 126 km 279 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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