Lexington, KY: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 56.8°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest year since 2024, tied 27th warmest of 139 (with 1934 and 1933).

2025

Mean temperature: 56.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 27th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 59.58 in; Wettest since 2018; 9th wettest of 141

A normal year in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.2°F, between 54.8°F and 57.7°F in eight years of ten and 49.24 in of precipitation, between 38.88 in and 60.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Lexington, KY since 1873: 56.8°F in 2025; the highest is 59.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 54.8 to 57.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Lexington, KY from 1872 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2025	56.8	27	67	22	46.6	41	59.58	9	0
2024	59.8	1	69.9	1	49.8	2	49.98	36	0
2023	59.3	2	69.7	2	48.8	5	41.25	95	0
2022	57	21	67.4	14	46.6	41	45.61	62	0
2021	55.8	62	65.5	59	46.1	63	57.03	16	0
2020	56	54	65.6	54	46.4	52	47.53	50	0
2019	58.6	3	68.8	4	48.3	8	56.04	18	0
2018	57.3	15	66.5	29	48.2	9	71.98	1	0
2017	58	6	68	11	48.1	10	49.17	41	0
2016	58.2	5	68.4	5	48.1	10	44.39	70	0
2015	56.4	39	66.4	31	46.4	52	59.89	8	0
2014	54.8	96	64.7	82	44.8	111	54.21	20	0
2013	55.5	72	64.9	71	46	70	59.53	10	0
2012	57.6	8	68.1	10	47.1	26	42.62	83	0
2011	56.3	45	65.6	54	47	32	66.35	2	0
2010	55.7	63	65.5	59	45.9	75	38.04	111	0
2009	54.9	91	63.8	105	46	70	54.01	21	0
2008	55	87	65.1	68	44.8	111	47.46	52	0
2007	57.5	10	67.6	12	47.4	19	43.71	74	0
2006	56.4	39	65.8	47	47	32	52.79	26	0
2005	56.4	39	66.1	37	46.7	39	33.52	133	0
2004	55.5	72	64.6	84	46.4	52	62.44	4	0
2003	54.5	105	63.5	115	45.5	88	53.39	24	0
2002	56.5	38	65.9	44	47.1	26	49.31	39	0
2001	56.4	39	66.2	33	46.6	41	38.97	106	0
2000	54.9	91	64.5	87	45.2	96	42.10	87	0
1999	56.7	30	67.3	17	46.1	63	31.87	137	0
1998	57.7	7	66.8	26	48.5	7	49.60	37	0
1997	53.7	126	63	121	44.4	125	59.13	11	0
1996	53.6	128	62.9	124	44.3	126	53.81	23	0
1995	55.1	82	64.9	71	45.2	96	50.08	34	0
1994	55.5	72	65.5	59	45.5	88	45.70	61	0
1993	55.1	82	64.5	87	45.7	80	45.58	64	0
1992	55.1	82	64.2	93	46.1	63	49.09	42	0
1991	57.4	13	66.9	25	47.9	12	41.80	88	0
1990	57.1	19	66.8	26	47.4	19	52.14	28	0
1989	54.3	109	63.9	103	44.7	118	53.16	25	0
1988	54.9	91	65.7	50	44	132	38.90	107	0
1987	56.9	24	67.1	19	46.6	41	36.68	121	0
1986	56.4	39	66	40	46.9	36	34.86	130	0
1985	54.7	99	63.9	103	45.4	91	37.75	113	0
1984	55.3	77	64.6	84	46	70	42.27	86	0
1983	55.6	68	64.9	71	46.2	59	40.76	98	0
1982	55.6	68	65.3	66	45.9	75	38.75	108	0
1981	54.2	113	63.8	105	44.7	118	36.65	122	0
1980	54.4	108	63.8	105	45	105	34.69	131	0
1979	53.5	131	62.8	125	44.2	129	54.00	22	0
1978	53.1	135	62.3	134	43.9	134	57.73	14	0
1977	55.9	57	65.6	54	46.2	59	40.16	102	0
1976	52.8	137	63.3	117	42.4	141	37.48	117	0
1975	55.9	57	65.3	66	46.5	46	59.11	12	0
1974	55.2	80	64.8	76	45.6	84	60.09	7	0
1973	56.7	30	66.2	33	47.2	24	50.92	31	0
1972	54.2	113	63.6	112	44.8	111	57.61	15	0
1971	55.7	63	65.9	44	45.6	84	44.67	69	0
1970	54.6	102	64.3	92	44.9	108	47.50	51	0
1969	54.7	99	64.2	93	45.2	96	39.50	104	0
1968	54.2	113	63.8	105	44.6	120	43.32	77	0
1967	54.6	102	64.2	93	45.1	102	45.59	63	0
1966	53.3	133	62.7	127	43.9	134	46.36	58	0
1965	54.9	91	64.9	71	44.8	111	32.10	136	0
1964	55.7	63	66.7	28	44.8	111	43.48	76	0
1963	53.9	121	64.2	93	43.5	137	33.10	135	0
1962	54.8	96	64.4	90	45.2	96	50.01	35	0
1961	54.5	105	64.1	99	45	105	46.99	55	0
1960	53.7	126	63	121	44.3	126	45.09	67	0
1959	56.3	45	66.2	33	46.3	56	38.57	109	0
1958	53	136	62.5	131	43.5	137	43.96	73	0
1957	55.9	57	65.7	50	46.1	63	48.62	45	0
1956	55.7	63	65.6	54	45.9	75	52.15	27	0
1955	55.9	57	66	40	45.7	80	47.31	53	0
1954	57.1	19	67.6	12	46.5	46	35.53	126	0
1953	57.5	10	68.3	7	46.6	41	39.15	105	0
1952	56.7	30	67.2	18	46.2	59	40.99	96	0
1951	55	87	65.5	59	44.5	123	54.46	19	0
1950	54.1	116	64.1	99	44.2	129	58.67	13	0
1949	57	21	67.1	19	46.9	36	48.54	46	0
1948	55	87	65.1	68	44.9	108	50.34	33	0
1947	53.8	123	63.6	112	43.9	134	40.37	100	0
1946	56.7	30	67	22	46.5	46	44.16	72	0
1945	55	87	64.8	76	45.2	96	47.67	48	0
1944	56.2	50	67	22	45.3	94	40.07	103	2
1943	55.7	63	67.4	14	44	132	41.80	88	0
1942	55.6	68	66.4	31	44.9	108	56.75	17	0
1941	57.2	17	68.4	5	45.9	75	33.12	134	2
1940	54	119	64.8	76	43.1	140	42.92	82	2
1939	57	21	68.3	7	45.6	84	48.70	44	0
1938	57.6	8	69	3	46.1	63	41.35	94	5
1937	55.3	77	65.8	47	44.6	120	50.63	32	3
1936	57.3	15	68.2	9	45.2	96	36.21	124	12
1935	56.6	36	66	40	46.3	56	65.76	3	27
1934	56.8	27	67.4	14	45.4	91	38.25	110	18
1933	56.8	27	66.1	37	47.1	26	49.02	43	8
1932	56.1	52	64.8	76	47.4	19	48.14	47	0
1931	57.5	10	65.7	50	49.4	3	40.51	99	0
1930	56.1	52	65.1	68	47.1	26	24.89	141	0
1929	54.3	109	63.2	119	45.4	91	41.45	92	0
1928	54.3	109	62.5	131	46.1	63	41.75	90	0
1927	56.3	45	64.8	76	47.7	16	42.98	81	0
1926	53.9	121	62.3	134	45.5	88	47.61	49	0
1925	55.9	57	64.7	82	47	32	37.52	116	0
1924	53.5	131	62	139	45	105	36.81	120	0
1923	56	54	64.8	76	47.1	26	46.63	57	0
1922	57.4	13	66.1	37	48.7	6	40.86	97	0
1921	58.5	4	67.1	19	49.9	1	43.07	79	0
1920	54.1	116	62.1	136	46.1	63	43.00	80	0
1919	56.3	45	64.9	71	47.8	15	51.12	30	0
1918	55.3	77	64.2	93	46.5	46	35.50	127	0
1917	52.3	139	61.3	140	43.4	139	36.85	119	0
1916	55.2	80	64.4	90	46	70	35.34	128	0
1915	54.8	96	63.2	119	46.5	46	44.94	68	0
1914	54.9	91	63.7	109	46	70	37.74	114	2
1913	56.7	30	65.8	47	47.5	18	44.35	71	0
1912	53.2	134	62.1	136	44.2	129	38.00	112	0
1911	56.7	30	65.7	50	47.7	16	37.34	118	0
1910	53.8	123	62.5	131	45.1	102	51.34	29	0
1909	54.7	99	63.7	109	45.7	80	49.36	38	0
1908	56.2	50	65.4	63	47	32	37.60	115	2
1907	54	119	62.7	127	45.3	94	41.37	93	0
1906	54.6	102	63	121	46.2	59	42.59	84	0
1905	53.6	128	62.1	136	45.1	102	45.17	66	0
1904	53.6	128	62.6	129	44.6	120	28.72	140	0
1903	54.5	105	63.3	117	45.8	79	30.70	138	0
1902	55.1	82	63.6	112	46.4	52	36.10	125	2
1901	53.8	123	62.8	125	44.8	111	30.31	139	0
1900	56.4	39	65.6	54	47.2	24	33.67	132	0
1899	55.4	76	64	102	46.7	39	40.23	101	2
1898	56.9	24	65.4	63	47.4	19	60.52	6	25
1897	56.6	36	66	40	46.5	46	49.19	40	26
1896	56.9	24	65.4	63	47.3	23	43.29	78	22
1895	55.1	82	64.1	99	44.8	111	35.31	129	34
1894	57.2	17	66.5	29	46.9	36	36.32	123	20
1893	55.6	68	64.6	84	45.6	84	42.55	85	33
1892	55.5	72	63.5	115	46.3	56	45.96	60	29
1891			65.9	44	47.9	12	45.50	65	38
1890			66.2	33	48.9	4	61.36	5	48
1889	56.3	45	64.5	87	47.1	26	41.50	91	29
1888	54.1	116	63.7	109	44.5	123	46.80	56	11
1887									296
1876									155
1875	52.7	138	61.2	141	44.3	126	46.04	59	2
1874	56	54	64.2	93	47.9	12	47.09	54	0
1873	54.3	109	62.6	129	45.7	80	43.54	75	4
1872									290

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	59.8
2023	59.3
2019	58.6
1921	58.5
2016	58.2
2017	58
1998	57.7
2012	57.6
1938	57.6
2007	57.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	52.3
1875	52.7
1976	52.8
1958	53
1978	53.1
1912	53.2
1966	53.3
1979	53.5
1924	53.5
1996	53.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	71.98
2011	66.35
1935	65.76
2004	62.44
1890	61.36
1898	60.52
1974	60.09
2015	59.89
2025	59.58
2013	59.53

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	24.89
1904	28.72
1901	30.31
1903	30.70
1999	31.87
1965	32.10
1963	33.10
1941	33.12
2005	33.52
1900	33.67

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 19 August 2025
Coldest night: -4°F; 22 January 2025
Wettest day: 4.74 in; 7 October 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	28.8°F 27th coldest of 131	3.29 in 61st driest of 142
February	39.3°F 33rd warmest of 134	6.74 in 11th wettest of 142
March	51.5°F 10th warmest of 134	4.06 in 69th driest of 142
April	58.3°F 19th warmest of 139	10.56 in 3rd wettest of 142
May	62.8°F 47th coldest of 140	7.39 in 11th wettest of 142
June	74.8°F 30th warmest of 142	5.65 in 28th wettest of 142
July	79.5°F 11th warmest of 142	4.95 in 57th wettest of 142
August	74.3°F 53rd coldest of 141	0.50 in 2nd driest of 141
September	70.3°F 48th warmest of 141	3.27 in 50th wettest of 141
October	58.1°F 51st warmest of 141	8.01 in Wettest of 141
November	45.8°F 55th warmest of 132	2.42 in 54th driest of 143
December	37.1°F 58th warmest of 132	2.74 in 45th driest of 143

Hot days and freezes

Lexington, KY has had 37 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 29th most of 141 (with 2005, 1964 and 1951).
Lexington, KY has had 85 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2022, tied 106th most of 141 (with 2009 and 1898).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Lexington, KY came on Friday 24 October 2025, the earliest since 2022, tied 57th earliest of 141 (with 1965, 1962, 1929 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Lexington, KY came on Saturday 12 April 2025, the latest since 2024, tied 82nd latest of 142 (with 1989, 1975, 1937 and 1 other year).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
28 December	Warmest day	72°F	67°F 2021, 1984	Provisional
7 September	Coldest night	45°F	47°F 2017	Provisional
28 August	Coldest night	48°F	50°F 1986, 1965	Provisional
27 August	Coldest night	46°F	49°F 1968	Provisional
12 March	Warmest day	79°F	77°F 1911	Provisional
3 February	Warmest day	72°F	70°F 1890	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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Every answer in words

2025 brought 59.58 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the wettest year since 2018, 9th wettest of 141.
The hottest day of 2025 in Lexington, KY: 95°F on Tuesday 19 August 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Lexington, KY: a low of -4°F on Wednesday 22 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Lexington, KY: 4.74 in on Tuesday 7 October 2025.