Lexington, OH

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANSFIELD 5 W, OH US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lexington has an annual average temperature of 50.3°F with about 42.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.74 in) and February the driest (2.36 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,793
Cooling need
504

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) 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.

1890s
0
1900s
0
1910s
5
1920s
37
1930s
111
1940s
27
1950s
29
1960s
17
1970s
13
1980s
25
1990s
32
2000s
21
2010s
39
2020s
10

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 34.4°F 17.2°F 25.8°F 3.16 in 13
February 38.2°F 19.3°F 28.8°F 2.36 in 10
March 47.9°F 27.7°F 37.8°F 3.35 in 13
April 61.7°F 38.2°F 50.0°F 3.94 in 13
May 72.2°F 48.9°F 60.6°F 4.74 in 14
June 80.3°F 57.6°F 68.9°F 4.32 in 12
July 83.4°F 61.0°F 72.2°F 3.97 in 12
August 81.9°F 59.6°F 70.7°F 3.51 in 10
September 75.8°F 52.8°F 64.3°F 3.36 in 10
October 63.3°F 41.7°F 52.5°F 3.46 in 12
November 49.9°F 32.1°F 41.0°F 3.25 in 11
December 38.8°F 23.4°F 31.1°F 3.06 in 13

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