Lexington, KY: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 77.1°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest July since 2025, tied 51st warmest of 143 (with 1987 and 1982).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 77.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 51st warmest of 143
Precipitation: 3.68 in; Driest since 2019; 58th driest of 143

A normal July in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 76.8°F, between 73.3°F and 79.3°F in eight years of ten and 4.95 in of precipitation, between 2.45 in and 8.72 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Lexington, KY since 1873: 77.1°F in 2026; the highest is 81.1°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 73.3 to 79.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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	77.1	51	86.5	60	67.7	40	3.68	86	0
2025	79.5	11	89.2	19	69.9	5	4.95	57	0
2024	78.9	20	89.9	13	67.8	36	3.99	80	0
2023	78.2	30	87.6	45	68.7	22	5.32	47	0
2022	79.4	13	89	23	69.7	6	6.46	24	0
2021	74.6	112	84	105	65.2	107	4.82	60	0
2020	78.2	30	88.5	31	67.8	36	4.08	78	0
2019	78.8	21	89	23	68.5	27	3.54	93	0
2018	76.9	56	87.2	52	66.6	72	4.41	71	0
2017	77.2	49	86.7	57	67.7	40	5.23	50	0
2016	78.3	27	87.4	49	69.1	13	4.98	56	0
2015	76	73	84.9	88	67.1	54	9.66	5	0
2014	73.3	131	83.7	112	62.9	140	3.23	105	0
2013	74.5	114	83.2	120	65.9	89	9.10	7	0
2012	80.5	2	92.3	2	68.6	25	8.01	11	0
2011	79.3	16	89.1	21	69.5	9	4.92	59	0
2010	78	34	87.5	47	68.5	27	6.06	30	0
2009	72	142	80.3	142	63.6	134	7.57	18	0
2008	75.6	87	86.4	63	64.8	113	3.41	97	0
2007	74.8	109	85.1	84	64.5	119	6.39	26	0
2006	76.7	60	86.5	60	66.9	60	5.48	46	0
2005	77.8	37	87.2	52	68.5	27	3.05	111	0
2004	73.2	132	82.2	133	64.3	123	8.68	8	0
2003	75.1	101	84.4	99	65.8	91	5.08	53	0
2002	79.1	17	89.4	18	68.8	19	1.75	134	0
2001	75.3	96	85.1	84	65.5	97	5.78	37	0
2000	73.8	124	83.3	118	64.3	123	3.36	102	0
1999	79.6	7	90.2	12	68.9	16	2.47	124	0
1998	74.5	114	82.6	127	66.4	78	7.98	12	0
1997	76.1	71	86.9	55	65.3	105	3.29	104	0
1996	73.1	134	82.1	135	64	129	5.30	48	0
1995	77.3	46	88.1	39	66.5	74	1.26	137	0
1994	76.8	59	86.5	60	67	58	2.29	128	0
1993	80	5	90.5	8	69.6	7	3.38	99	0
1992	75.6	87	84.1	104	67.1	54	10.27	4	0
1991	77.6	40	87.4	49	67.7	40	3.60	90	0
1990	75.3	96	85.6	72	65	112	6.45	25	0
1989	76.5	66	85.6	72	67.3	51	4.20	76	0
1988	79	19	90.4	10	67.7	40	3.51	94	0
1987	77.1	51	87.5	47	66.7	69	3.48	95	0
1986	78.6	25	88.4	32	68.7	22	5.64	42	0
1985	75.1	101	85	87	65.2	107	3.37	100	0
1984	72.9	136	83	123	62.7	141	4.80	62	0
1983	79.7	6	90.5	8	69	15	2.41	126	0
1982	77.1	51	86.3	64	67.9	33	3.82	84	0
1981	75.8	78	83.9	110	67.6	45	5.27	49	0
1980	78.8	21	89	23	68.6	25	5.55	45	0
1979	74	121	82.5	128	65.5	97	4.72	63	0
1978	76	73	85.8	70	66.2	82	7.60	17	0
1977	78.3	27	87.8	43	68.9	16	4.59	67	0
1976	73	135	83.4	115	62.5	142	6.74	23	0
1975	76.3	68	87.3	51	65.4	102	5.60	43	0
1974	74.4	117	84.5	97	64.3	123	4.82	60	0
1973	75.8	78	84.6	96	67	58	5.15	52	0
1972	73.7	126	82.8	124	64.7	116	5.58	44	0
1971	73.8	124	83.1	122	64.6	118	7.64	16	0
1970	74.1	120	84	105	64.1	128	3.39	98	0
1969	77.8	37	86.7	57	68.9	16	4.37	72	0
1968	75.8	78	85.5	77	66.2	82	4.54	69	0
1967	72.5	140	81	140	63.9	130	5.87	34	0
1966	77.4	44	88.7	30	66.1	86	5.74	38	0
1965	73.7	126	84	105	63.3	137	3.64	88	0
1964	75.2	99	85.7	71	64.7	116	3.99	80	0
1963	73.5	130	82.8	124	64.3	123	7.18	20	0
1962	75.4	94	85.4	82	65.4	102	4.24	74	0
1961	75.6	87	84.9	88	66.2	82	5.98	31	0
1960	74.7	110	84.3	102	65.1	111	1.94	132	0
1959	77.3	46	87.7	44	66.9	60	4.05	79	0
1958	76.3	68	84.9	88	67.8	36	10.64	2	0
1957	76.9	56	88	40	65.8	91	0.76	142	0
1956	75.1	101	85.1	84	65.2	107	6.10	29	0
1955	78.7	23	88.2	36	69.3	10	5.73	39	0
1954	79.6	7	92.2	3	67.1	54	3.82	84	0
1953	77.3	46	88	40	66.6	72	3.67	87	0
1952	79.6	7	91.4	5	67.9	33	3.01	112	0
1951	77.4	44	89	23	65.8	91	1.83	133	0
1950	72.4	141	81.7	137	63.1	139	6.84	21	0
1949	79.5	11	89.1	21	70	3	4.56	68	0
1948	76.6	63	86.7	57	66.5	74	3.57	92	0
1947	70	143	80	143	60	143	3.01	112	0
1946	74.9	106	85.2	83	64.5	119	5.84	35	0
1945	74	121	84.7	93	63.3	137	4.63	66	0
1944	77.7	39	91.8	4	63.6	134	2.77	118	0
1943	77.6	40	89.7	15	65.5	97	7.68	14	0
1942	78.2	30	89.6	17	66.8	67	8.16	10	0
1941	78	34	89.2	19	66.8	67	7.34	19	0
1940	76.4	67	88.2	36	64.5	119	3.42	96	0
1939	76	73	88	40	63.9	130	3.30	103	0
1938	77.5	43	88.9	27	66.1	86	6.81	22	0
1937	76.1	71	88.8	28	63.5	136	3.17	107	0
1936	81.1	1	94	1	68.2	31	2.85	115	0
1935	79.1	17	90.6	7	67.6	45	9.66	5	0
1934	79.4	13	89.7	15	69.1	13	7.84	13	0
1933	75.7	85	84.5	97	66.9	60	4.72	63	0
1932	77	54	86	67	67.9	33	2.58	123	0
1931	79.4	13	88.8	28	70	3	8.50	9	0
1930	79.6	7	90.4	10	68.8	19	0.45	143	0
1929	75	104	84.4	99	65.5	97	4.12	77	0
1928	75.8	78	83.9	110	67.7	40	5.16	51	0
1927	75.2	99	84.4	99	66	88	2.89	114	0
1926	76.7	60	85.9	68	67.6	45	5.95	33	0
1925	74.9	106	84	105	65.9	89	3.63	89	0
1924	73.2	132	81.7	137	64.8	113	2.77	118	0
1923	76.6	63	85.6	72	67.5	48	5.01	55	0
1922	75.8	78	84.7	93	66.9	60	2.13	130	0
1921	80.3	3	89.8	14	70.7	1	1.04	138	0
1920	74.4	117	83.2	120	65.5	97	1.73	135	0
1919	78.7	23	88.2	36	69.3	10	2.28	129	0
1918	72.6	139	81.4	139	63.9	130	2.01	131	0
1917	74.4	117	82.4	129	66.4	78	2.80	116	0
1916	78	34	87.1	54	68.8	19	1.72	136	0
1915	74.5	114	83.3	118	65.7	95	5.72	40	0
1914	77.6	40	88.4	32	66.9	60	2.63	120	0
1913	78.3	27	88.3	34	68.2	31	2.43	125	0
1912	75.3	96	84	105	66.7	69	4.70	65	0
1911	75.6	87	85.6	72	65.6	96	0.92	140	0
1910	74.7	110	82.4	129	67.1	54	7.66	15	0
1909	72.7	138	80.9	141	64.5	119	5.98	31	0
1908	76	73	85.5	77	66.5	74	3.60	90	0
1907	75.5	92	84.8	92	66.2	82	4.42	70	0
1906	73.7	126	82.2	133	65.2	107	3.89	82	0
1905	74.6	112	82.8	124	66.4	78	4.94	58	0
1904	73.9	123	83.5	113	64.3	123	3.13	109	0
1903	76.6	63	85.5	77	67.8	36	2.62	121	0
1902	76.7	60	86.2	66	67.3	51	2.33	127	0
1901	80.3	3	91.4	5	69.2	12	2.61	122	0
1900	77	54	86.8	56	67.2	53	2.80	116	0
1899	77.2	49	87.6	45	66.7	69	0.97	139	0
1898	76.2	70	85.5	77	66.9	60	5.72	40	0
1897	75.7	85	84.9	88	66.5	74	4.34	73	0
1896	75.4	94	83.4	115	67.5	48	10.39	3	0
1895	73.6	129	82.3	132	64.8	113	5.07	54	2
1894	75.6	87	85.9	68	65.3	105	0.87	141	0
1893	78.5	26	88.3	34	68.7	22	3.11	110	0
1892	75	104	84.3	102	65.8	91	6.22	28	0
1891	72.8	137	81.9	136	63.7	133	3.23	105	0
1890	75.8	78	84.7	93	66.9	60	3.14	108	0
1889	75.5	92	83.4	115	67.5	48	5.82	36	0
1888	75.8	78	86.3	64	65.4	102	4.21	75	0
1876	76.9	56	85.5	77	68.3	30	3.84	83	2
1875	76	73	82.4	129	69.6	7	11.22	1	0
1874	78.1	33	85.6	72	70.5	2	6.26	27	0
1873	74.9	106	83.5	113	66.4	78	3.37	100	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	81.1
2012	80.5
1921	80.3
1901	80.3
1993	80
1983	79.7
1999	79.6
1954	79.6
1952	79.6
1930	79.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	70
2009	72
1950	72.4
1967	72.5
1918	72.6
1909	72.7
1891	72.8
1984	72.9
1976	73
1996	73.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1875	11.22
1958	10.64
1896	10.39
1992	10.27
2015	9.66
1935	9.66
2013	9.10
2004	8.68
1931	8.50
1942	8.16

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.45
1957	0.76
1894	0.87
1911	0.92
1899	0.97
1921	1.04
1995	1.26
1916	1.72
1920	1.73
2002	1.75

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 3 July 2026
Coldest night: 56°F; 23 July 2026
Wettest day: 1.16 in; 27 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 3.68 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest July since 2019, 58th driest of 143.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Lexington, KY: 96°F on Friday 3 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 56°F on Thursday 23 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Lexington, KY: 1.16 in on Monday 27 July 2026.