Lexington-Fayette weather in July

In July, Lexington-Fayette sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 4.1 in of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lexington-Fayette's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lexington-Fayette's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
69°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.1 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month.

A typical July day in Lexington-Fayette reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Lexington-Fayette

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lexington-Fayette gets around 4.1 in of rain over 12.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17122140200
27112140210
37112040210
46112040220
56112040230
66112040240
76112039250
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 mph in July.

Across July, 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 July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:238:00
214.65:237:59
314.65:247:59
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514.65:257:59
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714.55:267:59
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2714.15:407:48
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.99 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 — July's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lexington-Fayette?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Lexington-Fayette sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lexington-Fayette in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).