Lexington weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Lexington is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with September and October close behind. Lexington averages about 2,183 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 88 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,183
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,231 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈80 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 320k
- Elevation
- 294 m
When is the best time to visit Lexington?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lexington is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 81 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lexington?
Lexington gets a moderate 2,183 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate August (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #329 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,231 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 81 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -4° / 25°F | 93 mm | 2 |
| March | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 102 mm | 4 |
| April | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 121 mm | 6 |
| May | 68 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 129 mm | 7 |
| June | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 107 mm | 8 |
| July | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 127 mm | 8 |
| August | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 88 mm | 7 |
| September | 75 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 90 mm | 6 |
| October | 73 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 99 mm | 4 |
| November | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 87 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 107 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Louisville United States · 100 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Cincinnati / Covington United States · 113 km · best in Aug · 2,148 h sun/yr
- Dayton United States · 210 km · best in Sep · 2,149 h sun/yr
- Indianapolis United States · 237 km · best in Sep · 2,168 h sun/yr
- Knoxville/Maryville United States · 253 km · best in Oct · 2,346 h sun/yr
- Evansville United States · 256 km · best in Aug · 2,259 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Huntington United States · 183 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Owensboro United States · 227 km · 2,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Lexington compares month by month: Lexington vs Cincinnati / Covington · Lexington vs Louisville · Lexington vs Dayton · all comparisons
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