Lexington-Fayette weather in August

In August, Lexington-Fayette sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lexington-Fayette's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lexington-Fayette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
10.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Lexington-Fayette is city in and county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States.

Density
425/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 85°F through the month.

A typical August day in Lexington-Fayette reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Lexington-Fayette

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lexington-Fayette weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 28°3.710.43.39.70.3
Feb46° / 30°3.810.2310.51.2
Mar55° / 37°4.512.11.711.73.4
Apr66° / 47°4.912.10.3135.7
May75° / 57°4.813.40146.2
Jun83° / 65°4.313.3014.65.4
Jul86° / 69°4.112.5014.44.8
Aug85° / 67°3.110.5013.55.3
Sep79° / 60°3.58.4012.36.9
Oct67° / 48°3.48.60.1116.5
Nov55° / 38°3.58.90.59.93.6
Dec46° / 32°4.210.92.19.41.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lexington-Fayette gets around 3.1 in of rain over 10.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:447:44
214.05:457:43
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413.95:477:41
513.95:487:40
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2613.16:067:13
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lexington-Fayette?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lexington-Fayette for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lexington-Fayette in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Lexington-Fayette sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lexington-Fayette in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lexington-Fayette peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Lexington-Fayette in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lexington-Fayette is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Dec 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lexington-Fayette?

Lexington-Fayette sits at 38.0°N, 84.5°W, 1,001 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lexington, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Lexington-Fayette

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Lexington-Fayette.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lexington-Fayette has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 1,001 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 ft.

The land around Lexington-Fayette is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (37%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (56%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (51%) and grassland (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
302 ft
50 miles
1,266 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Lexington 4.3 mi · Georgetown 12 mi · Nicholasville 13 mi · Winchester 16 mi · Richmond 23 mi · Frankfort 25 mi · Danville 33 mi · Shelbyville 43 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lexington-Fayette (38.0498°, -84.4586°, elevation 1,001 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).