The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Forest | Metric | Lexington |
|---|---|---|
| 211 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 201 days |
| 41 in | Precipitationper year | 41 in |
| 113 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 121 days |
| 12 in | Snowfallper year | 14 in |
| 21 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 31 days |
| 113 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 119 days |
| 69% | Humidityaverage relative | 71% |
| 56 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 55 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest high | 46 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 49 |
| Lexington high | 45 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 48 |
| Forest low | 25 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 28 |
| Lexington low | 23 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 26 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Lexington | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Lexington | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Forest vs another city
- Forest vs Timberlake, VA
- Forest vs Lynchburg, VA
- Forest vs Madison Heights, VA
- Forest vs Bedford, VA
- Forest vs Buena Vista, VA
- Forest vs New York, NY
- Forest vs Los Angeles, CA
- Forest vs Chicago, IL
- Forest vs Houston, TX
- Forest vs Phoenix, AZ
- Forest vs Philadelphia, PA
Lexington vs another city
- Lexington vs Buena Vista, VA
- Lexington vs Stuarts Draft, VA
- Lexington vs Madison Heights, VA
- Lexington vs Covington, VA
- Lexington vs Lynchburg, VA
- Lexington vs New York, NY
- Lexington vs Los Angeles, CA
- Lexington vs Chicago, IL
- Lexington vs Houston, TX
- Lexington vs Phoenix, AZ
- Lexington vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).