Lexington Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Lexington, Kentucky during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Lexington, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in the self-proclaimed "Horse Capital of the World", scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 24 | January | 5 | -4 |
| 46 | 28 | February | 8 | -2 |
| 56 | 36 | March | 13 | 2 |
| 69 | 46 | April | 20 | 8 |
| 77 | 57 | May | 25 | 14 |
| 84 | 64 | June | 29 | 18 |
| 87 | 67 | July | 31 | 20 |
| 86 | 65 | August | 30 | 19 |
| 81 | 60 | September | 27 | 15 |
| 69 | 48 | October | 21 | 9 |
| 55 | 36 | November | 13 | 2 |
| 47 | 32 | December | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | 47 | Year | 19 | 8 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 25 | January | 6 | -4 |
| 47 | 28 | February | 8 | -2 |
| 56 | 36 | March | 13 | 2 |
| 67 | 45 | April | 20 | 7 |
| 76 | 55 | May | 24 | 13 |
| 84 | 63 | June | 29 | 17 |
| 87 | 67 | July | 31 | 19 |
| 86 | 65 | August | 30 | 18 |
| 80 | 58 | September | 27 | 15 |
| 69 | 47 | October | 20 | 8 |
| 56 | 36 | November | 13 | 2 |
| 46 | 30 | December | 8 | -1 |
| 66 | 46 | Year | 19 | 8 |
Days of Hot Weather in Lexington
The temperature in Lexington can periodically climbs into the 90s Fahrenheit from May to October.
Daytime highs of 100 degrees F (38 °C) or more are possible here, but that hasn't been a yearly occurrence. An average of five days in a decade reach 100 in all of June, July and August.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| May | 23 | 11 | 0 |
| June | 29 | 22 | 4 |
| July | 31 | 28 | 9 |
| August | 31 | 27 | 8 |
| September | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| October | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 176 | 111 | 25 |
How Often Lexington Has Cold Temperatures
Frosty nights occur in Lexington from October to April. About seven times a year, the thermometer goes down to 10 °F or below.
The city averages 18 days annually when the temperature never rises above 32 °F. Freezing days show up mainly from December to February.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| February | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| March | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| November | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| December | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| Year | 7 | 26 | 90 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.