Climate averages 1991–2020
Lexington weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Lexington: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 86 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Louisville (116 km away). In October its highs average 19.9°C, 0.7°C warmer than Lexington, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lexington ranks joint 292nd of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 310th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Lexington is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.9°C to 12.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 86 mm to 88 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lexington climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C-2.9°C | -2.9°C | 93 | 10.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 7.7°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 96 | 10.3 | 10.811 h |
| March | 12.5°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 114 | 12.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.4°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 125 | 12.1 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 121 | 13.4 | 14.214 h |
| June | 27.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 109 | 13.3 | 14.815 h |
| July | 29.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 105 | 12.5 | 14.515 h |
| August | 29.1°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 79 | 10.5 | 13.614 h |
| September | 25.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 89 | 8.4 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 19.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 86 | 8.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 12.3°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 88 | 8.9 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.1°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 106 | 10.8 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Louisville in OctoberUnited States · 116 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 10.2°C · 85 mm rain
- Cincinnati in OctoberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 75 mm rain
- Meads in OctoberUnited States · 162 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.2°C · 80 mm rain
- Dayton in OctoberUnited States · 198 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.0°C · 74 mm rain
- Bloomington (Indiana), United States in OctoberUnited States · 221 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Knoxville in OctoberUnited States · 231 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Indianapolis in OctoberUnited States · 246 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 83 mm rain
- Columbus in OctoberUnited States · 254 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.3°C · 74 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lexington) is explained once on the Lexington year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.