Weather in Lexington County

Calculated from weather data of Columbia Metro Airport (KCAE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	59.0	58.0	62.0	56.0	55.0	61.0
February	65.0	64.0	69.0	65.0	58.0	62.0
March	70.0	71.0	70.0	72.0	71.0	72.0
April	77.0		77.0	76.0	76.0	76.0
May	84.0		78.0	85.0	83.0	80.0
June	89.0		86.0	92.0	87.0	87.0
July	92.0		92.0	91.0	90.0	92.0
August	90.0		92.0	88.0	89.0	89.0
September	87.0		85.0	85.0	85.0	83.0
October	78.0		77.0	74.0	78.0	79.0
November	66.0		67.0	67.0	66.0	71.0
December	61.0		62.0	58.0	66.0	58.0
Average	75.0	64.0	76.0	76.0	75.0	76.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	39.0	37	42	35	38	42
February	44.0	40	46	42	39	43
March	48.0	49	48	47	48	53
April	54.0		53	52	52	53
May	62.0		59	64	58	59
June	70.0		67	70	70	69
July	74.0		74	74	72	74
August	73.0		73	72	73	74
September	67.0		65	65	64	67
October	57.0		53	51	58	58
November	45.0		44	49	40	50
December	41.0		40	42	44	36
Average	54.0	42.0	55.0	56.0	55.0	56.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	84	102	90	99
77 °F or warmer	5	184	185	193	179
68 °F or warmer	29	263	254	260	263
32 °F or colder	19	23	28	29	23

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.6	6	12	5	9	5
February	8.6	5	8	7	18	14
March	7.6	9	7	13	5	11
April	4.6		6	4	2	4
May	5.2		11	3	4	7
June	3.9		5	2	5	3
July	3.2		4	4	4	5
August	4.2		5	6	6	4
September	4.6		2	6	5	8
October	3.7		3	3	4	2
November	6.3		7	10	1	6
December	10.0		9	9	6	7
Average	5.8	6.8	6.4	5.6	5.4	6.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.6	9	7	8	7	8
February	7.9	8	8	8	8	8
March	8.4	8	8	9	8	8
April	8.7		8	8	8	10
May	7.7		8	8	8	7
June	7.0		8	7	8	7
July	6.3		6	7	6	6
August	6.1		7	6	6	6
September	6.5		6	8	5	7
October	6.4		6	6	7	6
November	6.3		6	7	6	7
December	6.7		7	6	7	6
Average	7.2	8.0	7.1	7.3	6.9	7.2

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	SW	W	W	W
February	SW	SW	S	NW	W
March	W	W	SW	NE	SW
April		SW	SW	W	W
May		N	SW	W	NW
June		W	NE	S	W
July		SW	SW	SW	S
August		SW	S	SE	S
September		NE	NE	E	NE
October		NW	N	W	NE
November		N	NE	NW	E
December		W	NE	SW	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Lexington County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Lexington County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 92 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Lexington County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 59 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Lexington County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 10.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Lexington County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.2 %.