Lexington, KY: 2026

9 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 61.1°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest 1 January to 9 October since 2024, tied 9th warmest of 141 (with 2016, 1954 and 1898).

2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 61.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 9th warmest of 141
Precipitation: 36.60 in; Wettest since 2025; 63rd wettest of 142

A normal 1 January to 9 October in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 59.1°F, between 57.6°F and 61.2°F in eight years of ten and 40.33 in of precipitation, between 29.75 in and 49.32 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 9 October in Lexington, KY since 1873: 61.1°F in 2026; the highest is 62.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 57.6 to 61.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 9 October in Lexington, KY from 1873 to 2026, 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
2026	61.1	9	71.5	12	50.7	21	36.60	63	0
2025	60.3	24	70.8	19	49.8	42	51.44	5	0
2024	62.8	1	73	1	52.5	2	41.26	37	0
2023	62.1	2	72.8	2	51.5	10	34.86	75	0
2022	60	33	70.5	24	49.6	45	39.09	42	0
2021	58.1	87	67.7	87	48.5	87	47.39	12	0
2020	59.1	59	68.8	58	49.4	51	38.32	48	0
2019	61.9	3	72.2	5	51.6	9	38.97	43	0
2018	61.2	8	70.7	20	51.7	7	57.71	1	0
2017	61.9	3	71.9	9	52	4	42.43	29	0
2016	61.1	9	71.1	16	51	16	36.18	67	0
2015	58	91	68.1	77	47.8	107	47.12	13	0
2014	58	91	68.5	63	47.4	118	44.95	17	0
2013	58.8	69	68.3	71	49.3	53	49.26	10	0
2012	61.3	7	72.1	7	50.4	24	33.40	92	0
2011	58.9	65	68.4	67	49.5	50	49.83	9	0
2010	59.5	48	69.3	48	49.6	45	29.88	109	0
2009	58	91	67.1	103	49	69	45.33	16	0
2008	58.3	82	68.5	63	48.2	97	37.97	51	0
2007	60.6	19	71	17	50.2	30	27.75	124	0
2006	59.4	50	68.9	56	49.9	35	41.69	34	0
2005	60.2	28	69.9	33	50.4	24	28.66	118	0
2004	58.1	87	67.5	95	48.6	82	44.92	18	0
2003	57	118	66.2	124	47.8	107	41.86	31	0
2002	60.6	19	70.9	18	50.4	24	34.06	83	0
2001	58.6	73	68.4	67	48.8	76	29.87	110	0
2000	59	64	68.8	58	49.1	64	35.73	70	0
1999	59.7	43	70.6	22	48.8	76	27.29	128	0
1998	60.9	13	69.9	33	51.8	5	43.88	22	0
1997	57.1	116	66.9	110	47.4	118	50.02	8	0
1996	56.5	130	66	127	47	130	41.79	33	0
1995	59.2	56	69.2	51	49.1	64	42.50	28	0
1994	57.6	103	67.8	84	47.3	124	37.28	56	0
1993	58.6	73	68.5	63	48.7	78	33.18	95	0
1992	58.2	86	67.4	96	48.9	73	43.45	23	0
1991	60.7	18	70.3	26	51.1	14	32.24	100	0
1990	60.1	30	69.8	38	50.4	24	36.43	64	0
1989	58.5	77	68.1	77	49	69	45.87	15	0
1988	58.4	80	69.4	46	47.4	118	28.66	118	0
1987	59.9	37	70.2	29	49.6	45	27.29	128	0
1986	60.1	30	70.2	29	49.9	35	23.70	141	0
1985	56.9	124	66.5	119	47.4	118	27.80	123	0
1984	57.1	116	66.7	116	47.5	116	28.67	117	0
1983	59.5	48	69	54	49.9	35	27.62	126	0
1982	57.8	99	67.7	87	47.9	103	30.25	106	0
1981	57.4	110	67.1	103	47.7	112	29.30	114	0
1980	57.7	102	67	106	48.3	92	29.02	115	0
1979	55.9	135	65.1	136	46.7	133	44.66	19	0
1978	55.3	140	64.4	140	46.1	141	41.93	30	0
1977	59.2	56	69.1	53	49.3	53	32.00	101	0
1976	57.4	110	68	79	46.8	132	33.53	91	0
1975	58.8	69	68.4	67	49.3	53	47.53	11	0
1974	58.1	87	67.9	81	48.3	92	50.76	7	0
1973	59.7	43	69.2	51	50.3	28	39.20	41	0
1972	56.9	124	66.9	110	46.9	131	44.37	21	0
1971	57	118	67.4	96	46.7	133	38.29	49	0
1970	57.5	107	67.4	96	47.6	114	37.50	54	0
1969	58.4	80	68.2	75	48.6	82	31.02	105	0
1968	57	118	66.8	114	47.2	128	36.22	66	0
1967	58	91	67.7	87	48.3	92	35.49	72	0
1966	56.1	134	65.9	130	46.3	139	36.63	62	0
1965	57.5	107	67.8	84	47.3	124	29.51	113	0
1964	58.9	65	69.9	33	47.8	107	34.80	76	0
1963	57	118	67.2	102	46.7	133	30.15	107	0
1962	58.5	77	68.3	71	48.6	82	42.95	25	0
1961	57.4	110	67	106	47.8	107	39.55	39	0
1960	56.9	124	66.3	122	47.6	114	37.62	53	0
1959	59.9	37	70.3	26	49.6	45	27.70	125	0
1958	55.9	135	65.2	135	46.7	133	38.97	43	0
1957	59.3	52	69.4	46	49.3	53	34.66	77	0
1956	57.9	96	68	79	47.9	103	44.46	20	0
1955	60	33	70.2	29	49.8	42	41.40	36	0
1954	61.1	9	72.2	5	49.9	35	28.48	120	0
1953	60.9	13	71.7	11	50.1	33	34.13	81	0
1952	60.3	24	71.2	15	49.4	51	33.81	86	0
1951	58.6	73	69.3	48	47.9	103	38.39	47	0
1950	57.8	99	67.8	84	47.9	103	51.44	5	0
1949	60.1	30	70.3	26	49.9	35	37.86	52	0
1948	57.9	96	68.2	75	47.5	116	37.08	58	0
1947	56.2	133	66.1	125	46.2	140	33.12	96	0
1946	59.2	56	69.5	44	48.9	73	37.03	59	0
1945	58.7	72	68.6	61	48.7	78	39.42	40	0
1944	60.6	19	71.9	9	49.2	63	33.19	94	2
1943	59.4	50	71.5	12	47.3	124	37.16	57	0
1942	58.9	65	70.1	32	47.7	112	41.60	35	0
1941	59.9	37	71.4	14	48.5	87	24.77	136	0
1940	55.8	138	66.8	114	44.9	142	35.84	69	2
1939	60.8	16	72.4	4	49.1	64	42.62	26	0
1938	60.8	16	72	8	49.6	45	35.68	71	1
1937	59.3	52	70.5	24	48.1	101	43.35	24	0
1936	61.4	6	72.5	3	48.6	82	26.33	131	12
1935	59.8	41	69.8	38	49.3	53	55.54	2	12
1934	60	33	70.7	20	48.4	90	31.97	102	12
1933	59.9	37	69	54	50.8	19	40.43	38	0
1932	59.7	43	68.5	63	50.8	19	41.84	32	0
1931	59.3	52	67.6	93	51	16	28.27	122	0
1930	60.2	28	69.6	42	50.7	21	20.92	142	0
1929	57.6	103	66.9	110	48.2	97	32.66	99	0
1928	56.6	128	65	137	48.2	97	33.69	87	0
1927	59.1	59	67.7	87	50.6	23	33.25	93	0
1926	57.4	110	66.1	125	48.7	78	34.29	79	0
1925	60.6	19	69.8	38	51.3	11	27.30	127	0
1924	55.9	135	64.4	140	47.4	118	29.80	111	0
1923	58.3	82	67.4	96	49.3	53	36.86	60	0
1922	60.5	23	69.3	48	51.8	5	33.64	88	0
1921	61.8	5	70.6	22	53.1	1	28.90	116	0
1920	56.5	130	64.7	138	48.2	97	36.85	61	0
1919	60	33	68.8	58	51.2	13	29.68	112	0
1918	57.6	103	66.9	110	48.3	92	23.86	140	0
1917	56.5	130	65.6	132	47.3	124	31.64	103	0
1916	58.5	77	67.7	87	49.3	53	28.44	121	0
1915	57	118	65.4	134	48.6	82	33.60	89	0
1914	58.6	73	67.7	87	49.3	53	27.25	130	2
1913	59.8	41	69.5	44	50.2	30	34.21	80	0
1912	55.7	139	64.6	139	46.7	133	32.81	98	0
1911	60.3	24	69.6	42	51.1	14	25.68	134	0
1910	57.9	96	66.7	116	49	69	46.28	14	0
1909	58.3	82	67.3	100	49.3	53	42.58	27	0
1908	59.1	59	68.3	71	49.7	44	33.55	90	2
1907	57.5	107	66.4	121	48.5	87	35.89	68	0
1906	57.8	99	66.3	122	49.3	53	33.83	85	0
1905	56.9	124	65.6	132	48.1	101	34.10	82	0
1904	56.6	128	65.8	131	47.4	118	24.52	138	0
1903	59.1	59	67.9	81	50.3	28	25.87	133	0
1902	57.2	115	66	127	48.4	90	24.66	137	0
1901	57.4	110	66.5	119	48.3	92	23.94	139	0
1900	59.3	52	68.6	61	49.9	35	25.20	135	0
1899	58.1	87	67	106	49.1	64	33.91	84	2
1898	61.1	9	69.8	38	51.7	7	51.87	3	17
1897	58.8	69	68.4	67	48.9	73	38.87	45	16
1896	59.6	47	68.3	71	50.2	30	35.19	74	12
1895	58	91	67.1	103	47.8	107	26.14	132	20
1894	60.3	24	69.9	33	50.1	33	30.13	108	10
1893	58.9	65	67.9	81	48.7	78	35.23	73	25
1892	59.7	43	67.6	93	49.9	35	38.86	46	25
1891	60.9	13	68.9	56	51.3	11	36.33	65	26
1890			69.9	33	52.3	3	51.85	4	35
1889	58.3	82	66.7	116	49.1	64	31.38	104	17
1888	57	118	67	106	47.1	129	37.30	55	3
1876									72
1875	55	141	63.6	142	46.6	138	34.65	78	2
1874	59.1	59	67.3	100	51	16	38.09	50	0
1873	57.6	103	66	127	49	69	32.87	97	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	62.8
2023	62.1
2019	61.9
2017	61.9
1921	61.8
1936	61.4
2012	61.3
2018	61.2
2026	61.1
2016	61.1
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	55
1978	55.3
1912	55.7
1940	55.8
1979	55.9
1958	55.9
1924	55.9
1966	56.1
1947	56.2
1996	56.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	57.71
1935	55.54
1898	51.87
1890	51.85
2025	51.44
1950	51.44
1974	50.76
1997	50.02
2011	49.83
2013	49.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	20.92
1986	23.70
1918	23.86
1901	23.94
1904	24.52
1902	24.66
1941	24.77
1900	25.20
1911	25.68
1903	25.87

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 4 September 2026
Coldest night: 2°F; 27 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.45 in; 9 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	28.5°F 24th coldest of 132	2.69 in 52nd driest of 143
February	37.1°F 57th warmest of 135	2.54 in 56th driest of 143
March	54.2°F 6th warmest of 135	2.53 in 32nd driest of 143
April	62.4°F 2nd warmest of 140	2.67 in 43rd driest of 143
May	64.4°F 68th coldest of 141	4.06 in 69th wettest of 143
June	72.7°F 68th coldest of 143	10.61 in 4th wettest of 143
July	77.1°F 51st warmest of 143	3.68 in 58th driest of 143
August	76.1°F 40th warmest of 142	6.61 in 11th wettest of 142
September	74.6°F 3rd warmest of 142	1.09 in 18th driest of 142
October so far	64.9°F 44th warmest of 141	0.12 in 42nd driest of 142

Hot days and freezes

Lexington, KY has had 30 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 46th most of 142 (with 2011, 1993 and 1911).
Lexington, KY has had 54 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 9 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 104th most of 142 (with 2009, 2006, 1992 and 4 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Lexington, KY came on Sunday 3 May 2026, the latest since 2020, tied 19th latest of 143 (with 2005 and 1935).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
22 March	Warmest day	84°F	82°F 1907	Provisional
6 March	Warmest day	81°F	77°F 1973, 1910	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

Every month, season and year

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2026 so far brought 36.60 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the wettest 1 January to 9 October since 2025, 63rd wettest of 142.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: 98°F on Friday 4 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: a low of 2°F on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: 3.45 in on Tuesday 9 June 2026.