Lexington climate

Lexington Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 1.1 km from Lexington

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.66 in over about 7 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
2.66 in
Record high
106°FAug 15, 2007
Record low
52°FAug 13, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
19.8
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
4.0 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 190°F69°F101°F 201064°F 201525%0%
Aug 290°F69°F103°F 201062°F 197325%0%
Aug 390°F69°F102°F 201057°F 197625%0%
Aug 490°F69°F104°F 201058°F 197424%0%
Aug 590°F69°F105°F 199857°F 197424%0%
Aug 690°F69°F101°F 195661°F 194824%0%
Aug 790°F69°F102°F 195656°F 200423%0%
Aug 890°F68°F103°F 195459°F 197623%0%
Aug 990°F68°F102°F 200655°F 197623%0%
Aug 1090°F68°F103°F 200758°F 197622%0%
Aug 1190°F68°F103°F 195460°F 196922%0%
Aug 1290°F68°F102°F 195457°F 200422%0%
Aug 1390°F68°F104°F 200752°F 200421%0%
Aug 1490°F68°F104°F 200752°F 200421%0%
Aug 1590°F68°F106°F 200754°F 200421%0%
Aug 1690°F68°F103°F 195453°F 200421%0%
Aug 1790°F68°F103°F 195155°F 200421%0%
Aug 1890°F68°F103°F 202458°F 199920%0%
Aug 1990°F68°F102°F 199964°F 199220%0%
Aug 2090°F67°F102°F 200662°F 199120%0%
Aug 2190°F67°F102°F 200560°F 196120%0%
Aug 2290°F67°F102°F 202356°F 195620%0%
Aug 2389°F67°F102°F 202355°F 195620%0%
Aug 2489°F67°F105°F 202357°F 200920%0%
Aug 2589°F67°F104°F 202358°F 201520%0%
Aug 2689°F67°F105°F 202354°F 201519%0%
Aug 2789°F66°F102°F 202454°F 201519%0%
Aug 2889°F66°F103°F 202457°F 201519%0%
Aug 2989°F66°F102°F 195152°F 198619%0%
Aug 3089°F66°F106°F 200058°F 196719%0%
Aug 3189°F66°F105°F 200059°F 196819%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.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00225062 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013978, 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.