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Lexington climate
Typical historical weather for Lexington, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
18.4°C
across all months
Warmest month
32.1°C
Jul average high
Coolest month
4°C
Jan average low
Annual rainfall
1186mm
total per year
Lexington is typically hottest in July and coolest in January, a swing of about 28.1°C across the year. About 34% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (August is typically wettest, November driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.1°C · record 18.2°C–25.3°C | 4°C · record -7.4°C–-1.3°C | 96mm | 10 | 68% | 3.3 m/s | 52% | 2.8 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 16.5°C · record 22.6°C–26.1°C | 6.6°C · record -4°C–0.4°C | 83mm | 9 | 68% | 3.3 m/s | 58% | 3.2 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 19.5°C · record 25.3°C–28.3°C | 9.3°C · record -2.5°C–2.9°C | 91mm | 9 | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 56% | 4.5 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 23.4°C · record 27.7°C–30.9°C | 13°C · record 1.4°C–6.8°C | 97mm | 8 | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 50% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| May | 27°C · record 30.4°C–35.7°C | 17.9°C · record 7.9°C–14.2°C | 108mm | 11 | 69% | 2.9 m/s | 58% | 5.9 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 30.3°C · record 31.8°C–37°C | 21.8°C · record 12°C–20.2°C | 84mm | 12 | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 60% | 6.2 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 32.1°C · record 33.6°C–37.7°C | 23.9°C · record 18.5°C–22.7°C | 136mm | 17 | 74% | 2.4 m/s | 60% | 6.1 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 30.8°C · record 33.7°C–37.3°C | 23°C · record 16.5°C–22.5°C | 150mm | 16 | 77% | 2.3 m/s | 60% | 5.3 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 29°C · record 31.5°C–35.9°C | 20.3°C · record 11.4°C–20.6°C | 86mm | 9 | 74% | 2.6 m/s | 48% | 4.9 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 24.3°C · record 27.1°C–35.8°C | 14.4°C · record 2.4°C–9°C | 71mm | 7 | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 42% | 4 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 18.6°C · record 23.4°C–27°C | 8.5°C · record -2.2°C–2.5°C | 71mm | 8 | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 47% | 3 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 14.5°C · record 20.5°C–25.4°C | 5.6°C · record -9.9°C–1.3°C | 113mm | 10 | 72% | 3 m/s | 56% | 2.3 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about -0.8°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -54.83mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 18°C, below the 9-year baseline of 18.5°C by 1.74 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
123.8 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
15.2 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
13.4 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
37.7°C
8 July 2016
2016 was 0.6 SD above the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-9.9°C
24 December 2022
2022 was 1.16 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
118.6mm
7 November 2024
2024 was 1.05 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
9.7m/s
11 September 2017
2017 was 1.22 SD above the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Lexington on 7 November 2024.
Nearby cities
Seven Oaks
Same ERA5 grid cell
Irmo
Same ERA5 grid cell
Oak Grove
Same ERA5 grid cell
Red Bank
Same ERA5 grid cell
Lake Murray of Richland
Same ERA5 grid cell
South Congaree
Same ERA5 grid cell
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Frequently asked questions about Lexington's climate
What is the hottest month in Lexington?
July is typically the warmest month in Lexington, with an average high of 32.1°C. January is typically the coolest, averaging 4°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Lexington?
Lexington gets about 1186mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 34% of it falling in the three wettest months (August is typically the wettest, November the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Lexington have?
On average, Lexington sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 13.4 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Lexington getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about -0.78°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Lexington?
The hottest day on file is 8 July 2016 at 37.7°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Lexington — 34.000°, -81.250°, ERA5 grid cell center, 2.4 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-19). Historical climate data for Lexington, United States (34.00°N, 81.25°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Lexington, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 19, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Lexington, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 19, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.