Lexington Weather in October
Average highs run from 70°F on October 1 to 57°F on October 31, and lows from 47°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.46 in over about 12 wet days.
October day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
October at a glance
- Average high
- 63°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 3.46 in
- Snowfall
- 0.5 in
- Record high
- 90°FOct 1, 2019
- Record low
- 20°FOct 28, 1976
- Chance of a freeze
- 95%
- Daylight
- 11 h 45 min to 10 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 70°F | 47°F | 90°F 2019 | 33°F 2009 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 2 | 69°F | 47°F | 87°F 2019 | 30°F 2003 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 3 | 69°F | 46°F | 85°F 1953 | 30°F 2003 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 4 | 69°F | 46°F | 85°F 1951 | 30°F 1965 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 5 | 68°F | 45°F | 85°F 1951 | 25°F 1965 | 36% | 0% |
| Oct 6 | 68°F | 45°F | 84°F 1963 | 31°F 1980 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 7 | 67°F | 45°F | 87°F 2007 | 27°F 1952 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 89°F 2018 | 27°F 2001 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 9 | 66°F | 44°F | 86°F 2018 | 29°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 10 | 66°F | 44°F | 85°F 2010 | 26°F 1964 | 37% | 0% |
| Oct 11 | 66°F | 43°F | 83°F 2010 | 23°F 1964 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 12 | 65°F | 43°F | 81°F 2008 | 29°F 1988 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 13 | 65°F | 43°F | 84°F 1969 | 25°F 1988 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 14 | 64°F | 42°F | 83°F 1989 | 28°F 2002 | 37% | 1% |
| Oct 15 | 64°F | 42°F | 82°F 1968 | 28°F 2006 | 38% | 1% |
| Oct 16 | 63°F | 42°F | 81°F 1963 | 26°F 1991 | 38% | 1% |
| Oct 17 | 63°F | 41°F | 83°F 1968 | 26°F 1977 | 38% | 1% |
| Oct 18 | 62°F | 41°F | 80°F 1963 | 26°F 1976 | 38% | 1% |
| Oct 19 | 62°F | 41°F | 81°F 1953 | 27°F 1992 | 38% | 1% |
| Oct 20 | 62°F | 40°F | 79°F 1953 | 22°F 1972 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 21 | 61°F | 40°F | 80°F 2007 | 21°F 1952 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 22 | 61°F | 40°F | 79°F 1963 | 25°F 1976 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 23 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1963 | 25°F 1976 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 24 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 1963 | 24°F 1981 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 25 | 59°F | 39°F | 79°F 1963 | 24°F 1960 | 38% | 2% |
| Oct 26 | 59°F | 38°F | 81°F 1963 | 21°F 1962 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 27 | 59°F | 38°F | 77°F 1984 | 23°F 1962 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 28 | 58°F | 38°F | 73°F 1971 | 20°F 1976 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 29 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 2024 | 22°F 1952 | 38% | 3% |
| Oct 30 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 2009 | 20°F 1988 | 38% | 4% |
| Oct 31 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 1950 | 22°F 1988 | 38% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- October 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
- October 31
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00334874 (Mansfield 5 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014891, 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.