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Lexington-Fayette urban county, Kentucky

Official LSAD Designation: Lexington-Fayette urban county UC • Census GEOID: 2146027 • Fayette County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Lexington-Fayette urban county.

Reference Weather Station: LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY US (ID: USW00093820) • Located 8.0 miles from community center • Elevation: 298.7 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 42.3° 25.4° 33.9° 3.42"
February 46.8° 28.3° 37.5° 3.64"
March 56.1° 35.8° 45.9° 4.48"
April 67.2° 45.2° 56.2° 4.42"
May 75.8° 55.0° 65.4° 5.44"
June 83.8° 62.8° 73.3° 4.96"
July 86.9° 66.5° 76.7° 5.12"
August 86.2° 65.2° 75.7° 3.71"
September 80.2° 58.1° 69.1° 3.42"
October 68.6° 47.0° 57.8° 3.66"
November 55.8° 36.4° 46.1° 3.37"
December 45.9° 29.6° 37.8° 4.20"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY US (ID: USW00093820) • 8.0 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AP, KY US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 42.0 49.8 57.5 65.3 73.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 55.5°F 2011: Annual mean 56.2°F 2012: Annual mean 57.5°F 2013: Annual mean 55.4°F 2014: Annual mean 54.7°F 2015: Annual mean 56.3°F 2016: Annual mean 58.2°F 2017: Annual mean 58.0°F 2018: Annual mean 57.3°F 2019: Annual mean 58.5°F 2020: Annual mean 56.0°F 2021: Annual mean 55.7°F 2022: Annual mean 56.9°F 2023: Annual mean 59.2°F 2024: Annual mean 59.8°F 2025: Annual mean 56.7°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 65.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 65.5°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 68.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 64.8°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 64.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 66.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 68.4°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 67.9°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 66.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 68.7°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 65.5°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 65.4°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 67.3°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 69.7°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 69.9°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 66.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 45.8°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 46.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 47.0°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 46.0°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 44.7°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 46.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 48.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 48.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 48.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 48.3°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 46.4°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 46.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 46.5°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 48.8°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 49.8°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 46.6°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 55.5 65.4 45.8
2011 56.2 65.5 46.9
2012 57.5 68.1 47.0
2013 55.4 64.8 46.0
2014 54.7 64.6 44.7
2015 56.3 66.2 46.3
2016 58.2 68.4 48.0
2017 58.0 67.9 48.1
2018 57.3 66.5 48.2
2019 58.5 68.7 48.3
2020 56.0 65.5 46.4
2021 55.7 65.4 46.0
2022 56.9 67.3 46.5
2023 59.2 69.7 48.8
2024 59.8 69.9 49.8
2025 56.7 66.9 46.6
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.