Lexington weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lexington, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lexington, 2 km from Lexington; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 54.8 in1391 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.5 in3.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 2
- First fall freeze
- Oct 31
- Heating degree days
- 3,693
- Cooling degree days
- 1,603
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lexington in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1972)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 849
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lexington in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1982)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lexington in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2002)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 478
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Lexington in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1980)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 217
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Lexington in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1977)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 57
- Cooling degree days
- 139
Lexington in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 317
Lexington in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 428
Lexington in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 408
Lexington in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°15°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1980)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Lexington in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 47°8°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Lexington in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1984)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 486
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lexington in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1984)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 744
- Cooling degree days
- 0