Lexington, KY: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 76.1°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest August since 2024, tied 40th warmest of 142 (with 1894).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 76.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 40th warmest of 142
Precipitation: 6.61 in; Wettest since 2021; 11th wettest of 142

A normal August in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.7°F, between 73°F and 78.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.61 in of precipitation, between 2.03 in and 5.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Lexington, KY since 1873: 76.1°F in 2026; the highest is 81.6°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 73 to 78.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Lexington, KY from 1873 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	76.1	40	85.8	53	66.4	33	6.61	11	0
2025	74.3	87	85.8	53	62.7	129	0.50	141	0
2024	76.9	23	88.7	16	65.1	69	3.46	71	0
2023	76.3	33	86.2	43	66.4	33	2.40	101	0
2022	76.3	33	86.1	45	66.5	31	4.27	38	0
2021	75.6	54	85.1	62	66.1	43	7.50	6	0
2020	74.1	95	83.8	89	64.5	81	3.57	67	0
2019	77.8	17	89.2	10	66.4	33	2.16	111	0
2018	76.2	35	85.3	56	67.2	22	5.21	21	0
2017	73	118	83	106	63	122	5.07	24	0
2016	78.7	8	87.6	25	69.7	2	6.54	12	0
2015	73	118	83.9	87	62	134	2.20	107	0
2014	75.9	45	85.2	59	66.5	31	9.56	3	0
2013	74.9	69	84.4	76	65.5	59	5.14	22	0
2012	74.2	91	85.3	56	63.1	117	2.15	112	0
2011	75.2	60	85.9	52	64.5	81	3.64	62	0
2010	78.1	12	89.2	10	67	25	0.58	139	0
2009	73.2	116	82.2	118	64.3	87	4.53	32	0
2008	74.5	82	86	50	63.1	117	2.18	110	0
2007	80.7	2	92	4	69.4	4	4.00	50	0
2006	77.2	22	86	50	68.5	11	3.49	70	0
2005	78.5	9	89	14	67.9	14	6.10	16	0
2004	70.6	138	80	134	61.3	140	4.06	46	0
2003	75.7	51	84.9	66	66.4	33	4.53	32	0
2002	78.1	12	89.1	13	67	25	2.92	86	0
2001	76	42	85.1	62	67	25	2.93	85	0
2000	73.7	105	83.6	94	63.8	102	3.50	69	0
1999	75.6	54	87.8	23	63.5	111	0.99	136	0
1998	76.2	35	86.7	34	65.6	56	0.29	142	0
1997	72.7	124	82.2	118	63.1	117	2.58	98	0
1996	73.6	110	83.4	102	63.8	102	2.30	105	0
1995	79.5	4	89.5	7	69.5	3	4.89	27	0
1994	73.7	105	84.3	78	63.1	117	3.72	58	0
1993	76.5	29	87	29	66	46	4.52	34	0
1992	70.9	137	79.9	136	61.8	136	4.73	29	0
1991	75.7	51	86.8	31	64.7	77	3.08	78	0
1990	73.7	105	83.7	92	63.8	102	4.36	36	0
1989	74.1	95	84	86	64.2	90	3.98	51	0
1988	77.9	16	88.2	22	67.5	17	4.18	39	0
1987	77.5	19	88.7	16	66.3	38	4.18	39	0
1986	72.9	120	83.6	94	62.1	133	2.67	94	0
1985	72.7	124	81.5	129	64	96	3.76	56	0
1984	74.9	69	85.1	62	64.6	79	0.56	140	0
1983	80.5	3	92.2	2	68.8	8	1.26	128	0
1982	72.9	120	82.9	107	62.8	126	4.01	49	0
1981	73.3	113	82.6	111	64.1	93	2.72	90	0
1980	78.1	12	87	29	69.3	5	5.10	23	0
1979	74	100	82.5	112	65.5	59	6.20	15	0
1978	74.1	95	82.2	118	65.9	48	10.00	2	0
1977	75.7	51	84.7	72	66.6	30	4.83	28	0
1976	71.2	135	81.8	125	60.6	141	1.26	128	0
1975	77.5	19	86.3	41	68.7	9	3.96	52	0
1974	73.3	113	82.4	114	64.1	93	11.18	1	0
1973	74.9	69	84.9	66	64.8	75	3.58	66	0
1972	72.8	122	82.2	118	63.5	111	3.95	53	0
1971	73.9	103	84.7	72	63	122	0.88	137	0
1970	74.6	78	84.9	66	64.3	87	2.61	96	0
1969	74.7	74	85.2	59	64.2	90	5.96	18	0
1968	75.5	57	84.8	69	66.1	43	5.27	20	0
1967	70.6	138	79.5	137	61.7	137	3.63	63	0
1966	72.6	126	81.8	125	63.3	114	4.55	31	0
1965	74.5	82	86.3	41	62.7	129	1.92	117	0
1964	75	65	86.5	37	63.5	111	1.96	115	0
1963	72.4	128	82.1	123	62.8	126	4.14	43	0
1962	75.5	57	86.8	31	64.3	87	2.71	91	0
1961	74.1	95	83.6	94	64.5	81	2.62	95	0
1960	76.7	26	86.1	45	67.3	20	4.14	43	0
1959	78.1	12	87.5	26	68.7	9	2.19	109	0
1958	74	100	84.1	83	64	96	4.02	47	0
1957	75.3	59	87.7	24	63	122	3.02	79	0
1956	74.3	87	84.6	74	64.1	93	3.59	65	0
1955	77.7	18	88.3	21	67.1	23	3.95	53	0
1954	76.4	31	86.6	35	66.2	40	3.29	74	0
1953	76.2	35	88.7	16	63.8	102	2.44	99	0
1952	75.9	45	87.4	27	64.5	81	2.80	89	0
1951	76.4	31	88.5	20	64.4	86	2.98	82	0
1950	71.6	133	81.6	127	61.5	138	2.70	92	0
1949	74.9	69	85.1	62	64.7	77	4.37	35	0
1948	74.2	91	86.1	45	62.3	131	2.61	96	0
1947	79	7	89.2	10	68.9	7	2.88	87	0
1946	69.3	142	79.3	138	59.3	142	3.60	64	0
1945	74.6	78	86.1	45	63.2	116	1.52	125	0
1944	75	65	84.6	74	65.4	63	6.22	14	0
1943	78.5	9	92.1	3	64.9	72	1.06	134	0
1942	75	65	86.2	43	63.9	100	7.26	8	0
1941	76.9	23	89.9	6	63.9	100	1.89	118	0
1940	76.7	26	88.9	15	64.5	81	3.32	73	0
1939	75	65	87.2	28	62.8	126	1.80	121	0
1938	77.5	19	89.4	8	65.6	56	3.70	60	0
1937	78.5	9	90.2	5	66.8	28	3.52	68	0
1936	81.6	1	95.1	1	68.1	13	1.26	128	0
1935	76.5	29	86.8	31	66.1	43	5.07	24	0
1934	74.7	74	84.4	76	64.9	72	3.72	58	0
1933	73.3	113	83.7	92	62.9	125	3.02	79	0
1932	75.6	54	84.1	83	67.1	23	8.96	4	0
1931	74.2	91	82.3	116	66.2	40	2.40	101	0
1930	76.2	35	86.5	37	65.9	48	1.69	122	0
1929	72.4	128	82.5	112	62.3	131	1.49	126	0
1928	75.1	62	82.8	110	67.5	17	4.30	37	0
1927	69.5	140	77.5	141	61.4	139	2.09	113	0
1926	76	42	83.8	89	68.2	12	7.03	9	0
1925	76.2	35	86.1	45	66.3	38	1.15	132	0
1924	75.1	62	84.8	69	65.4	63	2.28	106	0
1923	74.4	85	82.9	107	65.9	48	4.02	47	0
1922	74.7	74	84.3	78	65.1	69	2.20	107	0
1921	74.6	78	83.5	98	65.8	54	3.88	55	0
1920	72.1	131	80	134	64.2	90	6.71	10	0
1919	73.5	112	82.4	114	64.6	79	2.39	103	0
1918	79.4	5	88.7	16	70.2	1	2.68	93	0
1917	74.4	85	82.9	107	65.9	48	1.94	116	0
1916	76	42	84.3	78	67.6	16	2.34	104	0
1915	69.4	141	77	142	61.9	135	6.03	17	0
1914	74.8	73	84.1	83	65.5	59	4.69	30	0
1913	76.7	26	86.6	35	66.8	28	1.00	135	0
1912	72.2	130	80.6	133	63.7	106	3.23	76	0
1911	75.8	47	85.2	59	66.4	33	2.84	88	0
1910	72.5	127	81.4	130	63.7	106	4.15	42	0
1909	74.5	82	83.8	89	65.2	65	1.26	128	0
1908	74.6	78	84.3	78	64.9	72	2.98	82	0
1907	72.8	122	81.6	127	64	96	2.07	114	0
1906	75.8	47	83.6	94	67.9	14	4.92	26	0
1905	73.6	110	82	124	65.1	69	4.11	45	0
1904	74.2	91	83.3	104	65.2	65	2.44	99	0
1903	74.3	87	83.5	98	65.2	65	1.49	126	0
1902	73.7	105	83.5	98	64	96	1.89	118	0
1901	74	100	82.2	118	65.8	54	3.74	57	0
1900	79.3	6	89.3	9	69.3	5	5.75	19	0
1899	76.9	23	86.5	37	67.4	19	4.18	39	0
1898	75.8	47	85.3	56	66.2	40	2.99	81	0
1897	73.7	105	83.9	87	63.6	108	3.21	77	0
1896	75.1	62	84.8	69	65.5	59	3.37	72	0
1895	75.8	47	85.7	55	66	46	1.56	124	0
1894	76.1	40	86.5	37	65.6	56	3.67	61	0
1893	73.9	103	84.3	78	63.6	108	1.86	120	0
1892	74.7	74	83.5	98	65.9	48	3.28	75	0
1891	73.1	117	81.2	131	64.8	75	6.48	13	2
1890	71.3	134	78.9	139	63.6	108	7.32	7	0
1889	72.1	131	81.1	132	63.1	117	1.15	132	0
1888	74.3	87	83.4	102	65.2	65	8.76	5	0
1875	71.1	136	78.9	139	63.3	114	0.62	138	0
1874	75.2	60	83.1	105	67.3	20	1.57	123	0
1873	74.1	95	82.3	116	65.9	48	2.96	84	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	81.6
2007	80.7
1983	80.5
1995	79.5
1918	79.4
1900	79.3
1947	79
2016	78.7
2005	78.5
1943	78.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1946	69.3
1915	69.4
1927	69.5
2004	70.6
1967	70.6
1992	70.9
1875	71.1
1976	71.2
1890	71.3
1950	71.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1974	11.18
1978	10.00
2014	9.56
1932	8.96
1888	8.76
2021	7.50
1890	7.32
1942	7.26
1926	7.03
1920	6.71

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	0.29
2025	0.50
1984	0.56
2010	0.58
1875	0.62
1971	0.88
1999	0.99
1913	1.00
1943	1.06
1925	1.15
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 16 August 2026, 15 August 2026
Coldest night: 55°F; 25 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.59 in; 12 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 6.61 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the wettest August since 2021, 11th wettest of 142.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Lexington, KY: 93°F on Sunday 16 August 2026 and Saturday 15 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 55°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Lexington, KY: 2.59 in on Wednesday 12 August 2026.