Lexington climate

Lexington Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 0.7 km from Lexington

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.97 in over about 10 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lexington, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
3.97 in
Record high
104°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
50°FAug 9, 1976
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.7
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 12 h 55 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 191°F69°F99°F 196057°F 197430%0%
Aug 291°F69°F99°F 199956°F 199230%0%
Aug 391°F69°F99°F 195752°F 197630%0%
Aug 491°F69°F102°F 196453°F 197630%0%
Aug 591°F69°F98°F 201055°F 197630%0%
Aug 691°F69°F99°F 198354°F 195730%0%
Aug 791°F69°F99°F 198054°F 199030%0%
Aug 891°F69°F101°F 198051°F 198930%0%
Aug 991°F69°F101°F 198050°F 197630%0%
Aug 1091°F69°F101°F 200752°F 197630%0%
Aug 1191°F68°F101°F 200754°F 197630%0%
Aug 1291°F68°F100°F 199954°F 201230%0%
Aug 1390°F68°F100°F 200750°F 196430%0%
Aug 1490°F68°F101°F 200750°F 196730%0%
Aug 1590°F68°F101°F 200750°F 200430%0%
Aug 1690°F68°F104°F 200751°F 200430%0%
Aug 1790°F68°F102°F 200753°F 200430%0%
Aug 1890°F68°F101°F 200053°F 201730%0%
Aug 1990°F68°F101°F 200753°F 201730%0%
Aug 2090°F68°F100°F 198353°F 201730%0%
Aug 2190°F68°F101°F 198052°F 200130%0%
Aug 2290°F68°F101°F 198054°F 198230%0%
Aug 2389°F68°F103°F 200753°F 197330%0%
Aug 2489°F67°F103°F 200752°F 201830%0%
Aug 2589°F67°F102°F 200752°F 201829%0%
Aug 2689°F67°F98°F 198752°F 196629%0%
Aug 2789°F67°F98°F 199350°F 195829%0%
Aug 2889°F67°F99°F 199050°F 196729%0%
Aug 2989°F67°F99°F 199050°F 199229%0%
Aug 3088°F66°F100°F 202450°F 196529%0%
Aug 3188°F66°F99°F 195751°F 197628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lexington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:17 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00010260 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00407459, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.