Lexington Weather in August
Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in over about 11 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 85°F
- Average low
- 63°F
- Precipitation
- 3.31 in
- Record high
- 100°FAug 20, 1987
- Record low
- 32°FAug 2, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 9.3
- Daylight
- 14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 60°F
- Wind
- 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 86°F | 64°F | 96°F 1999 | 39°F 1912 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 86°F | 64°F | 91°F 1975 | 32°F 1912 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 86°F | 64°F | 94°F 1963 | 40°F 1912 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 86°F | 64°F | 95°F 1987 | 45°F 1976 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 86°F | 64°F | 95°F 1987 | 45°F 1929 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 86°F | 64°F | 92°F 1995 | 43°F 1957 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 86°F | 64°F | 91°F 1918 | 44°F 1957 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 86°F | 64°F | 92°F 1980 | 45°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 86°F | 64°F | 92°F 1980 | 42°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 86°F | 64°F | 95°F 1987 | 41°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 86°F | 63°F | 91°F 1900 | 41°F 1912 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 86°F | 63°F | 94°F 1980 | 41°F 1930 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 86°F | 63°F | 92°F 1988 | 41°F 1987 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 86°F | 63°F | 92°F 1988 | 43°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 86°F | 63°F | 92°F 1988 | 42°F 1964 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 86°F | 63°F | 97°F 1988 | 42°F 1929 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 86°F | 63°F | 94°F 2007 | 43°F 1979 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 86°F | 63°F | 99°F 1988 | 46°F 1981 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 86°F | 62°F | 97°F 1988 | 43°F 1943 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 100°F 1987 | 43°F 1911 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 85°F | 62°F | 98°F 1983 | 41°F 1922 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 85°F | 62°F | 98°F 1983 | 42°F 1956 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 85°F | 62°F | 95°F 1983 | 43°F 1909 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 85°F | 62°F | 92°F 1983 | 40°F 1912 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 85°F | 61°F | 92°F 2007 | 41°F 1916 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 85°F | 61°F | 92°F 1959 | 40°F 1942 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 85°F | 61°F | 91°F 1975 | 41°F 1904 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 84°F | 61°F | 91°F 2024 | 35°F 1912 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 84°F | 61°F | 100°F 1987 | 36°F 1986 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 84°F | 60°F | 94°F 1973 | 35°F 1986 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 84°F | 60°F | 96°F 1953 | 41°F 1946 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00444876 (Lexington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00444128, 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.