Today's Weather - Lincoln City, OR
5 PM PST
Sunny
68°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| This Afternoon | Sunny | 72° / 50° | NNE 7 mph |
| Saturday | Rain | 60° / 44° | SSW 8 to 16 mph |
| Sunday | Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny | 57° / 42° | WNW 6 to 10 mph |
| Monday | Mostly Sunny | 63° / 47° | NNE 10 to 16 mph |
| Tuesday | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain | 61° / 47° | NNW 9 to 14 mph |
| Wednesday | Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers | 59° / 46° | WNW 12 mph |
| Thursday | Light Rain Likely then Rain Showers Likely | 57° / 48° | S 8 to 13 mph |
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 68 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 82 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year
BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Lincoln City area is 8.7 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oregon.
8.7 / 10
A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 50° | 39° |
| February | 53° | 39° |
| March | 55° | 40° |
| April | 57° | 42° |
| May | 61° | 45° |
| June | 65° | 49° |
| July | 68° | 51° |
| August | 69° | 52° |
| September | 68° | 49° |
| October | 62° | 45° |
| November | 54° | 42° |
| December | 49° | 38° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Lincoln City
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.