Lexington, KY: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 37.1°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest December since 2024, tied 58th warmest of 132 (with 2016).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 37.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 58th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 2.74 in; Driest since 2023; 45th driest of 143

A normal December in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 37.2°F, between 32.9°F and 41.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.81 in of precipitation, between 2.48 in and 6.59 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Lexington, KY since 1872: 37.1°F in 2025; the highest is 48.8°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 32.9 to 41.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December 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	37.1	58	44.6	65	29.7	56	2.74	98	0
2024	41.3	16	49	23	33.5	16	4.20	50	0
2023	43.9	9	52.3	8	35.5	12	2.44	110	0
2022	38.7	39	47.4	38	30	52	3.46	72	0
2021	46.4	2	56.7	3	36	10	4.59	39	0
2020	35.5	80	44.1	75	26.9	92	2.59	105	0
2019	43.9	9	52.2	9	35.5	12	5.97	21	0
2018	41	18	48.1	30	33.8	15	6.06	19	0
2017	34.9	92	44.3	73	25.5	109	2.37	113	0
2016	37.1	58	45.3	61	29	63	6.18	16	0
2015	48.8	1	56.8	2	40.8	2	7.21	6	0
2014	38.6	41	45.4	59	31.8	30	3.30	80	0
2013	38	46	45.7	53	30.3	46	5.58	27	0
2012	41.8	13	49	23	34.5	14	6.55	13	0
2011	40.7	23	48.6	28	32.8	22	4.43	44	0
2010	27.5	127	33.4	136	21.6	125	2.49	108	0
2009	35.1	86	42.5	91	27.7	87	4.02	55	0
2008	35.8	75	45.6	54	26	103	6.03	20	0
2007	40.1	25	48.3	29	32	27	6.93	7	0
2006	41.8	13	51.1	13	32.4	24	3.05	88	0
2005	32.4	108	40	114	24.7	113	2.40	112	0
2004	36.1	71	44.4	69	27.8	86	3.38	76	0
2003	35.5	80	42.8	88	28.2	78	3.93	57	0
2002	35.6	77	41.6	104	29.5	59	4.08	53	0
2001	40.8	21	49.3	21	32.4	24	2.89	92	0
2000	25	131	32.9	138	17.2	138	3.75	62	0
1999	37.2	55	45.6	54	28.9	65	2.70	102	0
1998	39.6	30	47.7	34	31.6	33	3.23	84	0
1997	35.6	77	42.3	96	28.9	65	2.68	103	0
1996	39.5	32	47.8	33	31.2	38	5.26	31	0
1995	33	105	40.8	112	25.2	111	2.71	100	0
1994	41.1	17	49.1	22	33.2	18	3.87	59	0
1993	35	88	41.3	107	28.7	71	3.31	78	0
1992	36.9	60	43.8	79	30.1	48	1.80	129	0
1991	40.1	25	48.9	25	31.2	38	7.22	5	0
1990	40.3	24	49.4	18	31.3	37	10.17	1	0
1989	23	132	31.6	139	14.4	139	1.80	129	0
1988	36.5	64	46.3	50	26.6	96	3.62	68	0
1987	38.8	38	46.6	46	31.1	40	6.17	18	0
1986	35.6	77	42.7	89	28.6	73	3.30	80	0
1985	29.5	121	38.4	125	20.7	129	1.13	140	0
1984	45.4	4	53.6	5	37.2	5	4.89	35	0
1983	28.4	125	35.7	131	21.1	126	3.46	72	0
1982	44.1	8	52.1	10	36.2	8	4.53	41	0
1981	33	105	40.9	111	25.1	112	3.10	86	0
1980	36	72	44.4	69	27.5	89	1.67	136	0
1979	37.9	48	47.2	40	28.6	73	3.81	61	0
1978	37.9	48	46.8	42	29	63	9.97	2	0
1977	33.4	103	42.4	93	24.3	116	3.04	89	0
1976	30.8	114	41.4	106	20.3	132	1.22	138	0
1975	35.8	75	42.9	86	28.7	71	4.24	49	0
1974	37.8	51	44.9	64	30.6	44	3.72	63	0
1973	36.4	66	44.6	65	28.1	80	3.42	75	0
1972	40.9	20	48.8	26	33	20	6.92	8	0
1971	45.6	3	54.5	4	36.8	6	4.30	48	0
1970	38.3	44	47.5	37	29.1	62	5.51	28	0
1969	32.7	107	39.1	119	26.2	99	4.15	51	0
1968	34.5	94	42.9	86	26.2	99	2.89	92	0
1967	38.9	36	47.9	32	30	52	3.99	56	0
1966	35.5	80	42.3	96	28.6	73	4.60	38	0
1965	39.6	30	47.7	34	31.5	34	0.61	143	0
1964	37.3	54	45.9	52	28.8	67	6.18	16	0
1963	25.5	129	33.4	136	17.6	136	0.81	141	0
1962	30.8	114	39.5	115	22.1	122	2.36	114	0
1961	35.5	80	43.9	76	27.1	91	3.89	58	0
1960	29.8	118	38.5	124	21.1	126	1.79	131	0
1959	38.5	42	45.5	57	31.4	35	4.43	44	0
1958	29.8	118	39.4	116	20.2	133	1.15	139	0
1957	39.8	29	48.8	26	30.8	41	5.69	24	0
1956	44.4	6	52	11	36.8	6	4.52	42	0
1955	33.5	102	42.4	93	24.7	113	1.86	126	0
1954	35.1	86	42.3	96	28	82	3.38	76	0
1953	35	88	44.3	73	25.7	105	2.44	110	0
1952	38.3	44	44.6	65	32	27	3.58	69	0
1951	37.6	53	46.8	42	28.3	77	7.30	3	0
1950	29.7	120	38.7	123	20.6	131	1.83	128	0
1949	40	28	49.8	14	30.1	48	7.26	4	0
1948	38	46	45.6	54	30.3	46	4.73	37	0
1947	36.3	68	46.4	47	26.2	99	1.70	134	0
1946	40.1	25	49.4	18	30.8	41	3.31	78	0
1945	29.1	122	37.1	127	21.1	126	2.28	117	0
1944	30.6	116	38.8	122	22.4	121	5.00	34	0
1943	33.9	98	42.1	101	25.7	105	2.48	109	0
1942	33.9	98	41.8	103	26	103	6.59	12	0
1941	41	18	49.4	18	32.7	23	2.28	117	0
1940	41.4	15	49.7	15	33	20	3.24	83	0
1939	36.6	63	45	62	28.2	78	2.35	115	0
1938	37.2	55	46.4	47	28	82	1.69	135	0
1937	33.9	98	41.3	107	26.7	95	3.51	70	3
1936	38.7	39	47.2	40	30.1	48	5.20	32	0
1935			35.2	133	21.8	124	3.12	85	6
1934	34.8	93	42.2	100	28.1	80	2.52	107	3
1933							5.43	30	8
1932	36.7	61	44.5	68	28.8	67	2.33	116	0
1931	44.4	6	51.2	12	37.5	3	5.84	22	0
1930	32.2	109	38.1	126	26.3	98	1.79	131	0
1929	36.3	68	43.8	79	28.8	67	1.88	124	0
1928	39.4	33	46.7	45	32.1	26	1.92	123	0
1927	35	88	43.2	84	26.8	93	3.64	66	0
1926	35	88	42	102	27.9	85	4.32	47	0
1925	31.8	111	39	120	24.7	113	0.80	142	0
1924	33.9	98	42.3	96	25.6	107	5.59	26	0
1923	45.3	5	53.1	6	37.4	4	6.50	14	0
1922	39.1	35	47.6	36	30.6	44	5.67	25	0
1921	38.9	36	46.1	51	31.7	32	5.74	23	0
1920	36.2	70	42.4	93	30	52	1.40	137	0
1919	31	113	39.2	118	22.9	120	6.70	9	0
1918	42.8	11	49.5	16	36.1	9	4.83	36	0
1917	25.5	129	33.5	135	17.5	137	1.97	122	0
1916	34	96	42.5	91	25.5	109	3.63	67	0
1915	36	72	43.3	83	28.6	73	6.67	10	0
1914	30.4	117	36.4	128	24.3	116	4.40	46	0
1913	37.9	48	43.9	76	32	27	2.74	98	0
1912	35.9	74	43.7	82	28	82	3.66	65	0
1911	40.8	21	48	31	33.5	16	6.20	15	0
1910	28.6	123	35.3	132	21.9	123	2.81	94	0
1909	27.9	126	35.8	130	19.9	134	2.77	97	0
1908	37.7	52	45.4	59	30.1	48	2.13	120	0
1907	36.7	61	43.9	76	29.5	59	2.28	117	0
1906	36.4	66	43.1	85	29.6	57	4.54	40	0
1905	35.3	84	41.3	107	29.3	61	4.13	52	0
1904	34	96	41.5	105	26.4	97	3.10	86	0
1903	28.5	124	36.3	129	20.7	129	1.99	121	0
1902	34.2	95	41.1	110	27.4	90	6.60	11	2
1901	31.2	112	38.9	121	23.5	119	3.49	71	0
1900	37.2	55	44.4	69	30	52	1.86	126	0
1899	33.4	103	40.7	113	26.1	102	2.91	91	0
1898			42.6	90	24.3	116	2.80	96	4
1897			45	62	29.6	57	5.11	33	6
1896			47.3	39	30.8	41	2.56	106	4
1895							5.49	29	8
1894							3.45	74	6
1893			46.4	47	27.7	87	2.61	104	5
1892	31.9	110	39.4	116	25.6	107	3.03	90	2
1891			52.5	7	33.2	18	2.81	94	6
1890							4.05	54	7
1889			59.5	1	41.5	1	1.73	133	4
1888	36.5	64	44.4	69	28.8	67	1.88	124	2
1887	35.3	84	43.8	79	26.8	93	2.71	100	0
1875	42.6	12	49.5	16	35.8	11	3.68	64	0
1874	38.4	43	45.5	57	31.4	35	3.83	60	0
1873	39.3	34	46.8	42	31.8	30	4.48	43	0
1872	26.6	128	34.1	134	19.1	135	3.30	80	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	48.8
2021	46.4
1971	45.6
1984	45.4
1923	45.3
1956	44.4
1931	44.4
1982	44.1
2023	43.9
2019	43.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1989	23
2000	25
1963	25.5
1917	25.5
1872	26.6
2010	27.5
1909	27.9
1983	28.4
1903	28.5
1910	28.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1990	10.17
1978	9.97
1951	7.30
1949	7.26
1991	7.22
2015	7.21
2007	6.93
1972	6.92
1919	6.70
1915	6.67

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	0.61
1925	0.80
1963	0.81
1985	1.13
1958	1.15
1976	1.22
1920	1.40
1980	1.67
1938	1.69
1947	1.70

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 72°F; 28 December 2025
Coldest night: 1°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.43 in; 18 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 2.74 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest December since 2023, tied 45th driest of 143 (with 1913).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Lexington, KY: 72°F on Sunday 28 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Lexington, KY: a low of 1°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Lexington, KY: 1.43 in on Thursday 18 December 2025.