Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Lexington-Fayette urban county actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY, the comfort score comes out to 56/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 6 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Lexington-Fayette urban county's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Lexington-Fayette urban county run from 33°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 42°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Lexington-Fayette urban county, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 25°F | 3.36in |
| Feb | 45°F | 28°F | 3.4in |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 4.51in |
| Apr | 65°F | 45°F | 4.6in |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.71in |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.25in |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 4.78in |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.41in |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 3.11in |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.75in |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.2in |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 4.03in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, and Oct are Lexington-Fayette urban county's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Lexington-Fayette urban county actually gets
Lexington-Fayette urban county averages 48.11in of precipitation a year across roughly 139 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Lexington-Fayette urban county against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Lexington-Fayette urban county comes in at 719; within KY alone it ranks 1 of 79. Population is about 329,437.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Versailles 3 Nnw, KY US, the NOAA station 16.1 miles from Lexington-Fayette urban county, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is