Lexington climate

Lexington Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lexington, 1.4 km from Lexington

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.62 in over about 5 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
96°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
2.62 in
Record high
110°FAug 28, 2011
Record low
58°FAug 13, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.2
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
7.8 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 197°F74°F102°F 199866°F 198412%0%
Aug 297°F74°F105°F 201166°F 201412%0%
Aug 397°F74°F105°F 201165°F 197312%0%
Aug 497°F74°F106°F 200066°F 197612%0%
Aug 597°F74°F105°F 196464°F 197313%0%
Aug 697°F74°F105°F 201168°F 197513%0%
Aug 797°F74°F103°F 196369°F 199013%0%
Aug 897°F74°F104°F 200366°F 199013%0%
Aug 997°F74°F106°F 196264°F 198913%0%
Aug 1097°F74°F107°F 196261°F 198914%0%
Aug 1197°F74°F104°F 196265°F 198914%0%
Aug 1297°F74°F107°F 196264°F 196714%0%
Aug 1397°F74°F104°F 201158°F 196714%0%
Aug 1497°F74°F102°F 196259°F 196714%0%
Aug 1597°F74°F103°F 201164°F 196715%0%
Aug 1696°F74°F103°F 201162°F 199215%0%
Aug 1796°F74°F103°F 201059°F 199215%0%
Aug 1896°F74°F103°F 196263°F 199215%0%
Aug 1996°F73°F105°F 201163°F 201316%0%
Aug 2096°F73°F106°F 201166°F 201316%0%
Aug 2196°F73°F104°F 199966°F 198116%0%
Aug 2296°F73°F103°F 201165°F 199216%0%
Aug 2396°F73°F104°F 198063°F 197317%0%
Aug 2495°F73°F104°F 198068°F 196717%0%
Aug 2595°F73°F105°F 201060°F 196617%0%
Aug 2695°F73°F101°F 196363°F 196617%0%
Aug 2795°F73°F103°F 201163°F 197017%0%
Aug 2895°F72°F110°F 201159°F 199217%0%
Aug 2994°F72°F110°F 201159°F 199218%0%
Aug 3094°F72°F108°F 201160°F 198618%0%
Aug 3194°F72°F103°F 201165°F 198618%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.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415193 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415193, 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.