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United States / Missouri / Kansas City Metro Area / Lafayette County / Lexington / Zip Codes
Lexington, MO is located in the north central part of the state and has a humid continental climate. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures averaging from the mid-80s to mid-90s Fahrenheit while winters are cold with some snowfall and average temperatures around 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is generally distributed throughout the year with an average of 38 inches annually. Lexington experiences all four seasons with mild temperatures making it a pleasant place to live.

Lexington, Missouri gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lexington averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Lexington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lexington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lexington is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Missouri.

7.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Lexington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLexington, MissouriUnited States
  42.5 in.38.1 in.
  13.6 in.27.8 in.
  94.6 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  7.27
  4.54.3
  853 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lexington with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Missouri. In Lexington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lexington are September, May and June.
In Lexington, there are 28.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Missouri.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lexington with an average of 18.4°. This is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Lexington, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
In Lexington, there are 3.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Missouri.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lexington during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Lexington.
June is the wettest month in Lexington with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 34% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in Lexington means that it is drier than most places in Missouri.
May is the rainiest month in Lexington with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in Lexington, which is less rainy than most places in Missouri. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in Lexington means that it is about average compared to other places in Missouri. January is the snowiest month in Lexington with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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