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 15.3 °C and it receives 1,076 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 18 August 1988, reaching 41.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lexington?

The coldest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -19.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lexington?

Yes. Lexington gets on average 17.7 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lexington warmed?

Yes: Lexington warmed by +1.4 °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 16 September 2018, with 148 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 22 September 1989, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lexington?

The warmest month in Lexington is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lexington?

Lexington receives on average 1,076 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lexington?

Lexington gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 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 15.3 °C and it receives 1,076 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Lexington averages 54 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.

Lexington has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 48 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -19.7 °C (on 21 January 1985).

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

LexingtonNorth Carolina

coords: 35.82°, -80.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.3°C

Average daily high

20.9°C

Average daily low

10.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,076mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

21.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

120 d/yr

Annual snowfall

17.7 cm

Average feels-like high

20.6 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

33.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

70 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °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

41.0 °C

18 August 1988

Coldest day

-19.7 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

148 mm

16 September 2018

Windiest day

51.6 km/h

22 September 1989

Strongest gust

142.6 km/h

22 September 1989

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

21 August 1983

Coldest feels-like

-25.9 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

32.1 cm

22 January 1987

Sunniest day

14.2 h

24 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.5 °C27 July 2025	-10.5 °C15 December 2025	16.2 °C	912 mm	71	54
2024	35.8 °C26 June 2024	-7.6 °C21 January 2024	16.3 °C	1,267 mm	59	42
2023	34.9 °C28 July 2023	-5.4 °C29 November 2023	16.7 °C	1,039 mm	64	30
2022	37.3 °C22 June 2022	-14.0 °C24 December 2022	16.3 °C	1,045 mm	91	55
2021	35.2 °C28 August 2021	-4.8 °C4 February 2021	16.5 °C	943 mm	78	40
2020	36.2 °C19 July 2020	-6.4 °C26 December 2020	16.5 °C	1,562 mm	70	32
2019	36.5 °C14 July 2019	-8.0 °C21 January 2019	16.8 °C	1,034 mm	103	36
2018	36.9 °C19 June 2018	-13.2 °C7 January 2018	16.4 °C	1,497 mm	96	47
2017	36.7 °C22 July 2017	-16.9 °C9 January 2017	16.8 °C	979 mm	77	35
2016	37.3 °C12 June 2016	-7.8 °C14 February 2016	16.7 °C	999 mm	94	47
2015	36.6 °C23 June 2015	-13.0 °C20 February 2015	16.6 °C	1,060 mm	90	51
2014	35.2 °C2 July 2014	-13.9 °C7 January 2014	15.0 °C	934 mm	66	64
2013	34.7 °C13 June 2013	-6.7 °C2 February 2013	15.2 °C	1,182 mm	57	60
2012	39.7 °C29 June 2012	-7.8 °C4 January 2012	16.7 °C	796 mm	77	32
2011	37.5 °C29 July 2011	-7.5 °C23 January 2011	16.4 °C	911 mm	95	46
2010	37.3 °C7 July 2010	-9.4 °C15 December 2010	15.6 °C	1,010 mm	102	76
2009	35.5 °C20 June 2009	-13.8 °C17 January 2009	15.5 °C	1,138 mm	67	54
2008	37.5 °C8 June 2008	-8.2 °C21 January 2008	15.7 °C	895 mm	75	47
2007	39.9 °C9 August 2007	-7.2 °C6 February 2007	16.6 °C	817 mm	98	47
2006	36.6 °C4 August 2006	-7.5 °C9 December 2006	15.9 °C	1,066 mm	66	38
2005	38.4 °C26 July 2005	-11.6 °C24 January 2005	15.7 °C	989 mm	67	57
2004	34.1 °C18 June 2004	-11.7 °C20 December 2004	15.5 °C	922 mm	51	64
2003	33.2 °C27 August 2003	-11.6 °C18 January 2003	14.7 °C	1,409 mm	32	60
2002	37.2 °C23 August 2002	-7.3 °C1 March 2002	15.8 °C	1,083 mm	80	54
2001	34.9 °C10 August 2001	-8.2 °C3 January 2001	15.6 °C	832 mm	41	46
2000	35.6 °C10 July 2000	-14.8 °C28 January 2000	14.9 °C	838 mm	58	59
1999	36.8 °C31 July 1999	-8.6 °C6 January 1999	15.6 °C	1,000 mm	59	49
1998	36.0 °C21 July 1998	-7.4 °C1 January 1998	16.3 °C	1,170 mm	86	27
1997	36.3 °C4 July 1997	-10.5 °C18 January 1997	14.7 °C	1,027 mm	48	50
1996	36.0 °C23 June 1996	-14.9 °C5 February 1996	14.4 °C	1,333 mm	44	70
1995	36.6 °C14 August 1995	-11.7 °C9 February 1995	15.1 °C	1,268 mm	49	59
1994	33.6 °C16 June 1994	-16.5 °C19 January 1994	15.2 °C	1,172 mm	43	45
1993	36.8 °C9 July 1993	-9.7 °C15 March 1993	15.5 °C	1,042 mm	92	56
1992	37.1 °C13 July 1992	-7.8 °C25 December 1992	15.1 °C	1,244 mm	59	48
1991	36.1 °C23 July 1991	-10.4 °C16 February 1991	16.1 °C	945 mm	67	44
1990	37.0 °C30 June 1990	-7.2 °C26 February 1990	16.6 °C	1,128 mm	73	28
1989	34.1 °C23 August 1989	-12.8 °C23 December 1989	14.8 °C	1,426 mm	53	60
1988	41.0 °C18 August 1988	-14.5 °C12 January 1988	14.8 °C	953 mm	80	70
1987	38.0 °C21 July 1987	-12.0 °C24 January 1987	15.5 °C	1,047 mm	89	54
1986	38.2 °C19 July 1986	-13.5 °C28 January 1986	16.0 °C	912 mm	95	55
1985	34.5 °C10 June 1985	-19.7 °C21 January 1985	15.3 °C	1,319 mm	49	64
1984	33.8 °C14 June 1984	-11.7 °C8 February 1984	15.0 °C	1,134 mm	39	59
1983	39.6 °C22 July 1983	-15.9 °C25 December 1983	14.7 °C	1,279 mm	71	57
1982	34.0 °C14 May 1982	-15.3 °C11 January 1982	15.0 °C	1,142 mm	49	55
1981	37.7 °C25 June 1981	-12.7 °C5 January 1981	14.6 °C	922 mm	66	70
1980	37.2 °C16 July 1980	-12.3 °C3 March 1980	14.9 °C	966 mm	85	63
1979	35.0 °C9 August 1979	-16.4 °C10 February 1979	14.3 °C	1,291 mm	30	70
1978	37.0 °C28 June 1978	-13.1 °C11 January 1978	14.7 °C	1,138 mm	68	71
1977	39.9 °C9 July 1977	-14.4 °C17 January 1977	15.5 °C	943 mm	87	70
1976	34.8 °C24 July 1976	-13.4 °C19 January 1976	14.5 °C	1,080 mm	41	64
1975	34.8 °C4 September 1975	-10.5 °C19 December 1975	15.5 °C	1,246 mm	57	48
1974	32.9 °C15 July 1974	-7.7 °C27 February 1974	15.3 °C	1,164 mm	31	42
1973	34.4 °C29 August 1973	-12.4 °C18 December 1973	15.3 °C	1,127 mm	49	55
1972	36.1 °C23 July 1972	-15.3 °C16 January 1972	14.9 °C	1,087 mm	57	48
1971	33.4 °C11 July 1971	-11.4 °C2 January 1971	15.2 °C	1,196 mm	32	56
1970	36.0 °C4 July 1970	-16.5 °C9 January 1970	15.0 °C	1,056 mm	56	67
1969	35.1 °C19 July 1969	-11.2 °C5 January 1969	14.3 °C	861 mm	48	76
1968	36.1 °C22 August 1968	-9.4 °C12 January 1968	14.6 °C	971 mm	56	81
1967	33.7 °C28 May 1967	-12.8 °C25 February 1967	14.7 °C	961 mm	34	56
1966	37.4 °C14 July 1966	-14.3 °C30 January 1966	14.4 °C	1,006 mm	60	67
1965	33.6 °C18 August 1965	-12.5 °C19 January 1965	15.0 °C	897 mm	51	66
1964	35.7 °C21 June 1964	-9.6 °C19 December 1964	15.0 °C	1,294 mm	57	49
1963	35.7 °C10 June 1963	-11.8 °C24 January 1963	14.5 °C	992 mm	57	73
1962	35.2 °C16 July 1962	-14.9 °C13 December 1962	14.7 °C	1,169 mm	61	59
1961	33.8 °C31 July 1961	-11.0 °C22 January 1961	14.8 °C	1,138 mm	61	51
1960	34.9 °C24 June 1960	-12.3 °C6 March 1960	14.4 °C	1,060 mm	65	74
1959	38.1 °C30 June 1959	-11.1 °C18 January 1959	15.6 °C	1,337 mm	60	53
1958	35.2 °C13 June 1958	-15.8 °C18 February 1958	14.3 °C	1,061 mm	65	64
1957	35.7 °C14 July 1957	-11.9 °C12 December 1957	15.7 °C	1,072 mm	66	40
1956	35.3 °C6 August 1956	-5.9 °C25 November 1956	15.5 °C	1,036 mm	77	53
1955	35.5 °C28 July 1955	-12.3 °C13 February 1955	15.2 °C	891 mm	64	64
1954	38.9 °C27 June 1954	-8.6 °C13 January 1954	15.5 °C	890 mm	98	59
1953	37.4 °C31 July 1953	-9.6 °C18 December 1953	16.3 °C	951 mm	87	40
1952	38.0 °C29 July 1952	-8.1 °C31 January 1952	15.4 °C	1,098 mm	70	47
1951	36.8 °C9 August 1951	-9.9 °C17 December 1951	15.3 °C	939 mm	69	60
1950	35.3 °C27 June 1950	-10.6 °C25 November 1950	15.1 °C	903 mm	41	63
1949	35.6 °C28 July 1949	-6.9 °C17 December 1949	16.0 °C	1,180 mm	50	38
1948	36.4 °C29 August 1948	-12.1 °C15 January 1948	15.3 °C	1,310 mm	53	53
1947	35.8 °C31 July 1947	-9.5 °C9 February 1947	14.4 °C	1,008 mm	63	74
1946	33.6 °C8 July 1946	-7.0 °C2 January 1946	15.2 °C	1,061 mm	23	42
1945	36.3 °C29 June 1945	-9.0 °C17 December 1945	14.9 °C	1,263 mm	36	50
1944	35.8 °C19 June 1944	-7.3 °C10 January 1944	15.0 °C	1,168 mm	47	48
1943	35.1 °C5 June 1943	-7.1 °C15 February 1943	14.7 °C	1,022 mm	51	55
1942	35.5 °C20 July 1942	-8.0 °C11 January 1942	15.1 °C	1,047 mm	39	57
1941	34.3 °C29 May 1941	-5.2 °C1 March 1941	15.2 °C	982 mm	38	54
1940	35.9 °C28 July 1940	-15.8 °C28 January 1940	14.2 °C	1,041 mm	31	55

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.9 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

Annual rainfall

912 mm

-164 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.9 °C	-1.7 °C	36 mm	-56 mm
Feb	13.7 °C	+2.0 °C	77 mm	-10 mm
Mar	20.3 °C	+4.2 °C	36 mm	-66 mm
Apr	24.4 °C	+2.9 °C	75 mm	-8 mm
May	25.9 °C	+0.2 °C	152 mm	+65 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+1.9 °C	104 mm	+17 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+2.2 °C	104 mm	+1 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	-2.5 °C	131 mm	+29 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	63 mm	-32 mm
Oct	21.4 °C	-0.2 °C	60 mm	-15 mm
Nov	17.9 °C	+2.0 °C	28 mm	-52 mm
Dec	11.2 °C	+0.2 °C	47 mm	-37 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.5 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.5 °C

15 Dec 2025

Wettest day

43.7 mm

27 May 2025

Windiest day

31.7 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

110.5 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-15.2 °C

15 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

3.4 cm

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.2 h

20 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 15.3 °C and it receives 1,076 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 18 August 1988, reaching 41.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lexington?

The coldest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -19.7 °C.

Does it snow in Lexington?

Yes. Lexington gets on average 17.7 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.

Has the climate of Lexington warmed?

Yes: Lexington warmed by +1.4 °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 16 September 2018, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lexington?

The windiest day measured in Lexington between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1989, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lexington?

The warmest month in Lexington is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Lexington?

Lexington receives on average 1,076 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lexington?

Lexington gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 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 22 January 1987, with 32.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lexington?

Yes: Lexington has on average 70 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 44.1 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -25.9 °C on 21 January 1985.

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