Fayette County climate

Fayette County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington Bluegrass AP, 12.9 km from Fayette County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.71 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 Fayette County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.71 in
Record high
105°FAug 19, 1936
Record low
42°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.7
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
5.8 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 187°F67°F97°F 194254°F 192533%0%
Aug 287°F66°F98°F 194255°F 192033%0%
Aug 387°F66°F99°F 188849°F 196533%0%
Aug 487°F66°F99°F 193051°F 191233%0%
Aug 587°F66°F98°F 200251°F 191233%0%
Aug 687°F66°F100°F 191851°F 194833%0%
Aug 787°F66°F97°F 193050°F 199032%0%
Aug 887°F66°F99°F 193049°F 198932%0%
Aug 987°F66°F99°F 193051°F 198932%0%
Aug 1087°F66°F99°F 191152°F 197232%0%
Aug 1187°F66°F98°F 191153°F 200832%0%
Aug 1287°F66°F98°F 193651°F 196431%0%
Aug 1387°F66°F98°F 199946°F 196431%0%
Aug 1487°F66°F100°F 194352°F 194131%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F101°F 200751°F 196431%0%
Aug 1687°F66°F102°F 200751°F 197931%0%
Aug 1786°F65°F99°F 193652°F 197931%0%
Aug 1886°F65°F103°F 193653°F 194331%0%
Aug 1986°F65°F105°F 193653°F 198230%0%
Aug 2086°F65°F104°F 193652°F 201230%0%
Aug 2186°F65°F104°F 193649°F 195030%0%
Aug 2286°F65°F104°F 193649°F 195030%0%
Aug 2386°F65°F97°F 200751°F 189029%0%
Aug 2486°F64°F99°F 193650°F 194229%0%
Aug 2586°F64°F102°F 194348°F 194229%0%
Aug 2686°F64°F99°F 193648°F 194529%0%
Aug 2785°F64°F101°F 193646°F 202529%0%
Aug 2885°F64°F100°F 193648°F 202528%0%
Aug 2985°F63°F98°F 195342°F 196528%0%
Aug 3085°F63°F98°F 202447°F 194628%0%
Aug 3185°F63°F99°F 195345°F 194628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fayette County, 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 (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093820 (Lexington Bluegrass AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093820, 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.