Lexington-Fayette (KY) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Lexington-Fayette

Lexington-Fayette average temperature chart (Celsius) Lexington-Fayette average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Lexington-Fayette (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 3.7 6.2 12.5 18.2 23.1 27.7 29.4 28.9 25.5 19.4 12.8 6.8
°F 38.6 43.2 54.5 64.7 73.6 81.8 85 84 78 67 55.1 44.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Lexington-Fayette monthly rainfall chart (mm) Lexington-Fayette monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Lexington-Fayette (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 87 83 112 98 111 103 122 97 82 64 89 96
inches 3.4 3.3 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.8 3.8 3.2 2.5 3.5 3.8
Rainy days 12 11 13 12 12 10 11 9 9 8 11 12

Average annual rainfall in Lexington-Fayette: 1097.466mm (432.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Lexington-Fayette

Lexington-Fayette average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Lexington-Fayette
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.2 4.8 5.8 7.1 8.2 8.8 8.8 8.4 7.5 6.6 4.4 3.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Lexington-Fayette average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Lexington-Fayette average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Lexington-Fayette (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.3 -3.7 1.9 6.8 11.8 16.5 18.7 18.1 14.4 7.9 3 -2.2
Max °C 3.9 6.5 12.8 18.5 23.4 28 29.7 29.2 25.8 19.7 13.1 7
Min °F 22.5 25.4 35.3 44.2 53.2 61.6 65.7 64.5 57.9 46.2 37.3 28
Max °F 30.7 34.5 45.1 54.7 63.7 72 75.6 74.5 68.2 56.8 46.4 36.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Lexington-Fayette average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Lexington-Fayette average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Lexington-Fayette in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.2 7.3 7.5 9.3 13.1 18.5 23.3 24.7 22.7 18.1 13.6 10.1
°F 46.7 45.2 45.5 48.7 55.5 65.3 74 76.4 72.9 64.6 56.4 50.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Lexington-Fayette average winspeed by month (km/h) Lexington-Fayette average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Lexington-Fayette (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 17 16 14 12 11 11 12 13 15 16
mph 10 10 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Lexington-Fayette relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Lexington-Fayette
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 70% 66% 63% 68% 70% 73% 73% 74% 69% 72% 74%

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Lexington-Fayette weather stats

Lexington-Fayette weather statistics
Hottest month: July 29.4°C 84.9°F
Driest month: October 64mm 2.5ins
Sunniest month: August 8.4hrs
Coldest month: January 3.7°C 38.7°F
Wettest month: July 122mm 4.8ins
Warmest sea: August 24.7°C 76.5°F
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