Lexington climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lexington?

Lexington has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lexington?

The hottest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lexington?

The coldest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -29.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lexington?

Yes. Lexington gets on average 37.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lexington warmed?

Yes: Lexington warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lexington?

The wettest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2006, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lexington?

The windiest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lexington?

The warmest month in Lexington is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lexington?

Lexington receives on average 1,158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lexington?

Lexington gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lexington (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Lexington averages 78 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.

Lexington has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 67 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 22 December 1989).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LexingtonKentucky

coords: 37.99°, -84.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

13.2°C

Average daily high

18.3°C

Average daily low

8.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,158mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

23.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

78 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

47 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

131 d/yr

Annual snowfall

37.4 cm

Average feels-like high

17.5 °C

Average feels-like low

6.7 °C

Average peak gust

35.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

48 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

40.4 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest day

-29.3 °C

22 December 1989

Wettest day

112 mm

23 September 2006

Windiest day

45.4 km/h

14 September 2008

Strongest gust

108.4 km/h

3 April 1982

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

7 July 2012

Coldest feels-like

-34.5 °C

22 December 1989

Snowiest day

26.7 cm

4 February 1998

Sunniest day

14.6 h

19 June 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.3 °C19 August 2025	-16.4 °C22 January 2025	14.0 °C	1,512 mm	53	77
2024	35.0 °C29 August 2024	-15.9 °C20 January 2024	14.6 °C	1,276 mm	54	53
2023	34.9 °C28 July 2023	-8.1 °C4 February 2023	14.8 °C	1,102 mm	38	44
2022	35.8 °C22 June 2022	-21.4 °C23 December 2022	13.9 °C	1,285 mm	53	81
2021	34.2 °C24 August 2021	-9.7 °C17 February 2021	14.1 °C	1,315 mm	39	73
2020	33.4 °C26 July 2020	-10.1 °C25 December 2020	14.2 °C	1,419 mm	42	51
2019	36.3 °C20 August 2019	-16.3 °C21 January 2019	14.6 °C	1,531 mm	87	66
2018	35.0 °C4 July 2018	-16.9 °C6 January 2018	14.0 °C	1,527 mm	65	74
2017	34.5 °C22 July 2017	-13.2 °C7 January 2017	14.6 °C	1,253 mm	41	59
2016	34.1 °C16 June 2016	-14.7 °C24 January 2016	14.5 °C	1,238 mm	63	66
2015	33.5 °C3 August 2015	-26.1 °C20 February 2015	13.9 °C	1,322 mm	50	74
2014	33.7 °C13 July 2014	-20.6 °C24 January 2014	12.6 °C	1,218 mm	34	85
2013	33.8 °C12 June 2013	-12.2 °C1 February 2013	13.1 °C	1,198 mm	25	90
2012	40.4 °C29 June 2012	-8.9 °C12 February 2012	15.0 °C	925 mm	68	59
2011	38.2 °C3 September 2011	-17.3 °C22 January 2011	14.1 °C	1,445 mm	67	62
2010	36.0 °C4 August 2010	-13.1 °C3 January 2010	13.6 °C	940 mm	80	83
2009	32.8 °C19 June 2009	-17.0 °C16 January 2009	13.0 °C	1,246 mm	19	67
2008	36.0 °C21 July 2008	-15.4 °C22 December 2008	13.4 °C	1,191 mm	54	83
2007	37.7 °C16 August 2007	-14.8 °C5 February 2007	14.5 °C	967 mm	78	77
2006	34.3 °C6 August 2006	-13.1 °C19 February 2006	13.9 °C	1,184 mm	43	62
2005	35.6 °C4 August 2005	-13.6 °C18 January 2005	13.9 °C	936 mm	62	77
2004	32.6 °C13 July 2004	-20.8 °C31 January 2004	13.6 °C	1,387 mm	27	75
2003	33.0 °C27 August 2003	-18.3 °C27 January 2003	12.8 °C	1,425 mm	24	80
2002	35.4 °C4 August 2002	-12.8 °C4 March 2002	13.8 °C	1,288 mm	62	77
2001	33.9 °C8 July 2001	-18.0 °C21 January 2001	13.8 °C	964 mm	44	65
2000	34.8 °C9 August 2000	-15.3 °C27 January 2000	13.0 °C	1,037 mm	28	82
1999	38.8 °C30 July 1999	-18.0 °C5 January 1999	13.9 °C	994 mm	56	74
1998	35.1 °C6 September 1998	-12.3 °C25 December 1998	14.5 °C	1,169 mm	51	47
1997	34.8 °C27 July 1997	-17.5 °C11 January 1997	12.5 °C	1,232 mm	28	71
1996	34.3 °C30 June 1996	-22.3 °C4 February 1996	12.3 °C	1,469 mm	30	91
1995	36.0 °C13 July 1995	-16.7 °C12 February 1995	13.1 °C	1,091 mm	52	85
1994	35.0 °C20 June 1994	-29.1 °C19 January 1994	13.2 °C	1,348 mm	42	66
1993	36.4 °C28 July 1993	-16.8 °C15 March 1993	12.8 °C	1,158 mm	54	86
1992	34.6 °C13 July 1992	-16.8 °C16 January 1992	12.8 °C	995 mm	22	71
1991	36.0 °C2 August 1991	-15.3 °C16 February 1991	14.1 °C	1,105 mm	62	74
1990	36.8 °C10 July 1990	-11.1 °C25 December 1990	14.2 °C	1,435 mm	45	59
1989	34.7 °C25 July 1989	-29.3 °C22 December 1989	12.6 °C	1,318 mm	43	87
1988	38.8 °C9 July 1988	-18.7 °C13 February 1988	12.9 °C	1,006 mm	59	89
1987	36.3 °C22 August 1987	-12.4 °C27 January 1987	13.8 °C	884 mm	67	77
1986	35.8 °C25 July 1986	-18.2 °C13 February 1986	13.7 °C	1,109 mm	53	69
1985	33.9 °C13 August 1985	-25.0 °C20 January 1985	13.0 °C	1,124 mm	32	83
1984	33.6 °C12 June 1984	-28.9 °C21 January 1984	13.1 °C	1,299 mm	47	75
1983	38.3 °C20 August 1983	-21.8 °C25 December 1983	13.0 °C	1,207 mm	72	77
1982	33.0 °C4 August 1982	-23.8 °C17 January 1982	13.1 °C	1,119 mm	23	82
1981	33.7 °C5 August 1981	-18.1 °C12 February 1981	12.4 °C	1,073 mm	32	86
1980	38.0 °C16 July 1980	-23.7 °C3 March 1980	12.7 °C	909 mm	64	89
1979	33.2 °C8 August 1979	-20.5 °C10 February 1979	12.1 °C	1,494 mm	14	85
1978	36.5 °C27 June 1978	-21.1 °C7 February 1978	12.0 °C	1,340 mm	41	86
1977	35.3 °C8 July 1977	-24.6 °C17 January 1977	12.9 °C	1,180 mm	52	81
1976	34.7 °C24 July 1976	-18.1 °C9 January 1976	12.1 °C	944 mm	35	101
1975	34.2 °C5 September 1975	-11.2 °C19 December 1975	13.4 °C	1,301 mm	55	72
1974	32.8 °C28 July 1974	-10.0 °C13 January 1974	13.1 °C	1,363 mm	27	66
1973	34.1 °C3 September 1973	-13.8 °C17 February 1973	13.6 °C	1,294 mm	42	70
1972	35.1 °C23 July 1972	-22.2 °C16 January 1972	12.7 °C	1,228 mm	38	86
1971	35.7 °C27 June 1971	-20.1 °C14 February 1971	13.4 °C	912 mm	46	72
1970	35.6 °C2 July 1970	-20.4 °C21 January 1970	13.0 °C	1,024 mm	55	81
1969	35.4 °C5 July 1969	-15.6 °C5 January 1969	12.3 °C	991 mm	40	101
1968	35.2 °C1 July 1968	-21.9 °C8 January 1968	12.3 °C	942 mm	45	91
1967	33.0 °C16 June 1967	-18.4 °C25 February 1967	12.5 °C	1,237 mm	16	85
1966	35.8 °C27 June 1966	-23.7 °C30 January 1966	12.2 °C	1,081 mm	50	84
1965	36.3 °C24 July 1965	-19.3 °C17 January 1965	13.1 °C	913 mm	43	86
1964	36.9 °C3 August 1964	-18.7 °C14 January 1964	13.2 °C	1,013 mm	65	84
1963	34.3 °C3 August 1963	-24.7 °C24 January 1963	12.3 °C	850 mm	36	90
1962	36.8 °C20 August 1962	-20.2 °C10 January 1962	12.7 °C	1,023 mm	52	84
1961	33.2 °C1 July 1961	-21.4 °C28 January 1961	12.6 °C	1,230 mm	47	78
1960	36.2 °C5 September 1960	-18.1 °C6 March 1960	12.3 °C	1,001 mm	59	104
1959	35.2 °C30 June 1959	-19.8 °C5 January 1959	13.5 °C	1,061 mm	66	83
1958	33.6 °C4 July 1958	-20.6 °C17 February 1958	11.9 °C	1,074 mm	34	94
1957	35.5 °C22 July 1957	-15.0 °C17 January 1957	13.6 °C	1,301 mm	51	76
1956	34.8 °C5 August 1956	-9.8 °C9 January 1956	13.3 °C	1,271 mm	36	69
1955	34.9 °C4 August 1955	-18.2 °C12 February 1955	13.4 °C	1,074 mm	68	90
1954	39.8 °C14 July 1954	-20.8 °C13 January 1954	13.8 °C	892 mm	78	77
1953	38.8 °C2 September 1953	-19.3 °C18 December 1953	14.2 °C	813 mm	76	69
1952	38.8 °C27 July 1952	-13.6 °C30 January 1952	13.7 °C	914 mm	80	71
1951	35.3 °C2 June 1951	-24.3 °C2 February 1951	12.7 °C	1,343 mm	56	83
1950	33.0 °C26 June 1950	-17.3 °C25 November 1950	12.4 °C	1,619 mm	12	94
1949	34.0 °C4 July 1949	-12.1 °C1 February 1949	13.9 °C	1,129 mm	54	64
1948	36.4 °C28 August 1948	-22.0 °C25 January 1948	13.0 °C	1,273 mm	47	74
1947	35.0 °C3 August 1947	-15.3 °C5 February 1947	12.0 °C	919 mm	42	104
1946	33.5 °C19 July 1946	-12.1 °C27 January 1946	13.6 °C	1,113 mm	21	62
1945	34.7 °C31 August 1945	-21.4 °C1 February 1945	12.7 °C	1,218 mm	43	84
1944	36.2 °C28 June 1944	-12.0 °C13 February 1944	12.9 °C	981 mm	53	88
1943	36.2 °C25 August 1943	-20.8 °C8 March 1943	12.1 °C	877 mm	50	96
1942	35.0 °C2 August 1942	-23.4 °C8 January 1942	12.2 °C	1,178 mm	26	99
1941	33.3 °C1 July 1941	-14.8 °C18 March 1941	12.5 °C	988 mm	37	102
1940	36.2 °C29 July 1940	-24.1 °C26 January 1940	11.3 °C	1,059 mm	38	100

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.2 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

53 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

77 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1512 mm

+354 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	2.4 °C	-2.7 °C	111 mm	+17 mm
Feb	9.4 °C	+1.9 °C	171 mm	+73 mm
Mar	17.1 °C	+4.4 °C	154 mm	+37 mm
Apr	20.8 °C	+2.2 °C	237 mm	+124 mm
May	22.0 °C	-1.5 °C	219 mm	+107 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+0.9 °C	114 mm	+19 mm
Jul	31.0 °C	+1.1 °C	99 mm	-4 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	0.0 °C	30 mm	-49 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+2.0 °C	94 mm	+11 mm
Oct	20.2 °C	+0.5 °C	126 mm	+53 mm
Nov	13.3 °C	+0.8 °C	85 mm	-8 mm
Dec	7.8 °C	+0.6 °C	73 mm	-27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-16.4 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.6 mm

3 May 2025

Windiest day

38.4 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

81.0 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-21.2 °C

20 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

13.2 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.5 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lexington?

Lexington has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 1,158 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lexington?

The hottest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lexington?

The coldest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -29.3 °C.

Does it snow in Lexington?

Yes. Lexington gets on average 37.4 cm of snow per year and has around 78 frost days.

Has the climate of Lexington warmed?

Yes: Lexington warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lexington?

The wettest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2006, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lexington?

The windiest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lexington?

The warmest month in Lexington is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Lexington?

Lexington receives on average 1,158 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lexington?

Lexington gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lexington?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1998, with 26.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lexington?

Yes: Lexington has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lexington?

In Lexington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 7 July 2012, and the lowest was -34.5 °C on 22 December 1989.

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