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Best time to visit Lexington

September is the best time to visit Lexington for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 87/100
The least cloud September 47 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 79 mm
Warmth July 30 °C
Cooler weather January 5.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 87 26 °C 8
2 October 87 19 °C 9
3 May 84 23 °C 13
4 April 77 19 °C 12
5 June 74 28 °C 13
6 August 73 29 °C 10
7 July 67 30 °C 13
8 November 59 13 °C 9
9 March 53 13 °C 12
10 February 37 8.2 °C 10
11 December 35 7.4 °C 11
12 January 29 5.8 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 5.8 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.8 °C 93 mm 68 %
February 8.2 °C 97 mm 70 %
March 13.0 °C 113 mm 64 %
April 18.8 °C 121 mm 60 %
May 23.2 °C 123 mm 61 %
June 27.7 °C 109 mm 57 %
July 29.5 °C 106 mm 54 %
August 29.1 °C 79 mm 50 %
September 25.8 °C 90 mm 47 %
October 19.5 °C 85 mm 50 %
November 12.7 °C 87 mm 58 %
December 7.4 °C 107 mm 69 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.