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Lexington, KY vs Rochester, NY weather comparison

Lexington

KY

Rochester picks up around 86 more inches of snow each winter.

Lexington has around 38 fewer freezing nights a year. Lexington enjoys about 28 more sunny days a year than Rochester.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Lexington, KY and Rochester, NY
LexingtonMetricRochester
186 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies158 days
48 inPrecipitationper year42 in
136 daysWet daysrain or snow per year167 days
13 inSnowfallper year98 in
22 daysHot daysabove 90 °F8 days
90 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F128 days
72%Humidityaverage relative72%
56 °FAverage temperatureyear round49 °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.

LexingtonRochester

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovLexington, Jan: 42 °FLexington, Feb: 46 °FLexington, Mar: 56 °FLexington, Apr: 67 °FLexington, May: 75 °FLexington, Jun: 83 °FLexington, Jul: 86 °FLexington, Aug: 86 °FLexington, Sep: 80 °FLexington, Oct: 68 °FLexington, Nov: 56 °FLexington, Dec: 46 °FRochester, Jan: 34 °FRochester, Feb: 35 °FRochester, Mar: 44 °FRochester, Apr: 56 °FRochester, May: 69 °FRochester, Jun: 78 °FRochester, Jul: 82 °FRochester, Aug: 80 °FRochester, Sep: 73 °FRochester, Oct: 61 °FRochester, Nov: 49 °FRochester, Dec: 39 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovLexington, Jan: 25 °FLexington, Feb: 28 °FLexington, Mar: 36 °FLexington, Apr: 45 °FLexington, May: 55 °FLexington, Jun: 63 °FLexington, Jul: 66 °FLexington, Aug: 65 °FLexington, Sep: 58 °FLexington, Oct: 47 °FLexington, Nov: 36 °FLexington, Dec: 30 °FRochester, Jan: 19 °FRochester, Feb: 19 °FRochester, Mar: 26 °FRochester, Apr: 37 °FRochester, May: 48 °FRochester, Jun: 57 °FRochester, Jul: 62 °FRochester, Aug: 61 °FRochester, Sep: 53 °FRochester, Oct: 43 °FRochester, Nov: 34 °FRochester, Dec: 25 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lexington high424656677583868680685646
Rochester high343544566978828073614939
Lexington low252836455563666558473630
Rochester low191926374857626153433425

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

LexingtonRochester
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLexington, Jan: 3.7 inLexington, Feb: 3.8 inLexington, Mar: 4.5 inLexington, Apr: 4.9 inLexington, May: 4.8 inLexington, Jun: 4.3 inLexington, Jul: 4.1 inLexington, Aug: 3.1 inLexington, Sep: 3.5 inLexington, Oct: 3.4 inLexington, Nov: 3.5 inLexington, Dec: 4.2 inRochester, Jan: 3.4 inRochester, Feb: 2.6 inRochester, Mar: 3.1 inRochester, Apr: 3.9 inRochester, May: 3.2 inRochester, Jun: 3.5 inRochester, Jul: 3.5 inRochester, Aug: 3.2 inRochester, Sep: 3.4 inRochester, Oct: 4.3 inRochester, Nov: 3.7 inRochester, Dec: 3.7 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lexington3.73.84.54.94.84.34.13.13.53.43.54.2
Rochester3.42.63.13.93.23.53.53.23.44.33.73.7

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

LexingtonRochester
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovLexington, Jan: 12 daysLexington, Feb: 10 daysLexington, Mar: 14 daysLexington, Apr: 15 daysLexington, May: 15 daysLexington, Jun: 17 daysLexington, Jul: 18 daysLexington, Aug: 20 daysLexington, Sep: 20 daysLexington, Oct: 19 daysLexington, Nov: 15 daysLexington, Dec: 12 daysRochester, Jan: 4 daysRochester, Feb: 8 daysRochester, Mar: 13 daysRochester, Apr: 14 daysRochester, May: 15 daysRochester, Jun: 17 daysRochester, Jul: 21 daysRochester, Aug: 21 daysRochester, Sep: 18 daysRochester, Oct: 15 daysRochester, Nov: 10 daysRochester, Dec: 5 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lexington121014151517182020191512
Rochester481314151721211815105

Keep comparing

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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).