Lexington, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEXINGTON, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lexington has an annual average temperature of 59.3°F with about 45.5 inches of precipitation per year and 3.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.68 in) and October the driest (3.05 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,321
Cooling need
1,272

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Lexington's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1900s
33
1910s
1
1930s
11
1940s
67
1950s
83
1960s
30
1970s
47
1980s
20
1990s
16
2000s
24
2010s
20
2020s
14

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 51.5°F 28.0°F 39.7°F 3.75 in 2.0 in 9
February 55.8°F 30.8°F 43.3°F 3.18 in 0.4 in 9
March 63.8°F 37.0°F 50.4°F 3.86 in 0.3 in 10
April 73.4°F 45.3°F 59.3°F 3.96 in 9
May 79.8°F 54.8°F 67.3°F 3.33 in 10
June 86.1°F 63.1°F 74.6°F 4.18 in 9
July 89.1°F 67.1°F 78.1°F 4.68 in 11
August 87.5°F 65.6°F 76.6°F 4.44 in 9
September 82.0°F 59.5°F 70.8°F 4.27 in 8
October 72.8°F 47.3°F 60.0°F 3.05 in 7
November 62.3°F 36.3°F 49.3°F 3.37 in 8
December 53.9°F 30.8°F 42.3°F 3.40 in 0.6 in 9

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