Lexington, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lexington has an annual average temperature of 54.9°F with about 42.9 inches of precipitation per year and 13.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and February the driest (2.76 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,467
Cooling need
834

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) 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.

1880s
5
1890s
24
1900s
26
1910s
30
1920s
23
1930s
46
1940s
23
1950s
30
1960s
22
1970s
14
1980s
19
1990s
18
2000s
65
2010s
17
2020s
4

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 45.2°F 23.3°F 34.2°F 3.15 in 2.9 in 9
February 49.3°F 24.8°F 37.0°F 2.76 in 4.7 in 8
March 57.4°F 31.2°F 44.3°F 3.52 in 2.3 in 10
April 68.4°F 40.4°F 54.4°F 3.71 in 0.1 in 11
May 75.7°F 50.5°F 63.1°F 4.11 in 12
June 83.1°F 59.4°F 71.2°F 4.80 in 12
July 86.6°F 64.0°F 75.3°F 4.10 in 11
August 85.4°F 62.6°F 74.0°F 3.31 in 11
September 79.1°F 55.5°F 67.3°F 3.67 in 9
October 69.1°F 42.9°F 56.0°F 3.06 in 8
November 57.8°F 31.9°F 44.8°F 3.23 in 0.1 in 8
December 48.3°F 26.4°F 37.3°F 3.47 in 3.4 in 10

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