Climate in Lexington, North Carolina

Lexington, North Carolina gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lexington averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Lexington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lexington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lexington is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Carolina.

July is the hottest month for Lexington with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Carolina. In Lexington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lexington are May, September and October.

In Lexington, there are 35.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lexington with an average of 26.5°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Lexington, there are 90.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Lexington, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

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 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is May with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Lexington means that it is one of the driest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Lexington with 9.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in Lexington, which is one of the least rainy places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in Lexington means that it is snowier than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Lexington with 1.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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