Lexington, KY: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 54.2°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest March since 2012, 6th warmest of 135.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 54.2°F; Warmest since 2012; 6th warmest of 135
Precipitation: 2.53 in; Driest since 2010; 32nd driest of 143

A normal March in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 45.6°F, between 40.5°F and 49.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.84 in of precipitation, between 2.44 in and 6.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Lexington, KY since 1873: 54.2°F in 2026; the highest is 56.3°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 40.5 to 49.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	54.2	6	66	2	42.4	9	2.53	112	0
2025	51.5	11	63.7	8	39.3	22	4.06	74	0
2024	51	13	61.3	14	40.8	13	3.67	87	0
2023	47.9	35	58.7	28	37	45	4.47	63	0
2022	48.5	27	60.1	19	37	45	4.27	68	0
2021	48.5	27	60.5	17	36.5	52	4.73	56	0
2020	49.7	19	58.9	24	40.4	16	4.96	51	0
2019	42.9	83	53.5	79	32.4	97	2.87	106	0
2018	43	82	52.2	95	33.8	82	5.32	44	0
2017	47.8	37	58.6	30	37	45	3.28	98	0
2016	52.1	10	62.1	11	42	11	2.79	108	0
2015	43.8	75	54.2	72	33.5	85	7.46	13	0
2014	41.7	99	53.3	85	30.1	124	2.89	105	0
2013	39.5	118	48.3	124	30.8	119	5.35	43	0
2012	56.3	1	66.9	1	45.6	1	3.31	95	0
2011	46.6	51	55.5	60	37.6	39	4.69	59	0
2010	46.7	50	56.2	55	37.3	41	1.13	141	0
2009	48	33	57.8	40	38.2	34	2.39	117	0
2008	44.1	74	54.1	75	34.2	74	6.30	24	0
2007	52.3	9	62.9	9	41.7	12	2.38	118	0
2006	44.3	72	53.9	77	34.7	70	4.17	70	0
2005	40.6	109	49.6	118	31.6	109	3.49	91	0
2004	47.8	37	56.8	50	38.8	27	4.31	67	0
2003	48.1	32	58.5	33	37.8	38	2.44	114	0
2002	44.5	69	55	64	34.1	77	7.58	11	0
2001	40.5	110	49.8	116	31.3	113	3.27	99	0
2000	48.3	31	58.9	24	37.6	39	3.89	78	0
1999	40.3	113	50.5	111	30.1	124	3.80	81	0
1998	45.8	59	54.7	68	36.8	49	3.40	93	0
1997	46.2	56	56.1	56	36.3	54	13.82	1	0
1996	39.1	122	48.4	123	29.8	129	4.62	61	0
1995	47.2	43	58.1	37	36.3	54	3.32	94	0
1994	43.5	80	53.2	86	33.9	81	6.83	18	0
1993	42	96	50.5	111	33.5	85	3.77	82	0
1992	45.4	62	54.9	65	35.9	61	4.70	58	0
1991	47.3	41	57.4	45	37.3	41	5.80	36	0
1990	48.9	25	58.6	30	39.1	25	1.89	130	0
1989	47.3	41	58.5	33	36.1	57	6.08	27	0
1988	44.8	66	55.4	61	34.2	74	2.34	120	0
1987	46.8	48	57.7	42	35.9	61	3.13	103	0
1986	46.8	48	58	38	35.5	64	2.43	115	0
1985	48.5	27	58.7	28	38.3	32	3.69	86	0
1984	39.7	116	48.2	125	31.1	115	4.09	73	0
1983	46.2	56	55.4	61	37.1	44	1.48	140	0
1982	47	45	57.8	40	36.3	54	3.89	78	0
1981	42.6	88	52.9	90	32.3	99	1.76	133	0
1980	41.5	102	50.4	113	32.5	95	6.04	29	0
1979	47.9	35	57.7	42	38.2	34	3.22	101	0
1978	40.4	112	49.3	120	31.5	110	2.87	106	0
1977	50.8	14	62.1	11	39.5	19	4.21	69	0
1976	50	17	60.3	18	39.6	18	3.72	84	0
1975	41.4	103	50.7	109	32.1	100	10.38	2	0
1974	48.5	27	58.3	36	38.6	30	5.89	33	0
1973	53.8	7	63.8	7	43.8	5	5.08	48	0
1972	42.2	92	52.5	93	31.9	105	4.04	75	0
1971	40.3	113	50.7	109	29.9	126	2.02	128	0
1970	40.5	110	48.9	122	32	102	4.72	57	0
1969	38.9	125	49.1	121	28.7	134	1.50	137	0
1968	46	58	57	48	35	68	6.76	20	0
1967	50	17	60.8	15	39.2	24	6.03	31	0
1966	44.6	68	55.6	59	33.5	85	0.99	142	0
1965	37.8	128	46.3	131	29.4	130	5.45	40	0
1964	45.2	64	56.4	53	34.1	77	10.06	3	0
1963	48.9	25	59.1	23	38.7	29	6.82	19	0
1962	41.7	99	49.8	116	33.5	85	5.16	47	0
1961	47	45	55.7	58	38.3	32	6.18	25	0
1960	29.6	135	38.6	141	20.7	141	1.49	138	0
1959	42.4	90	53.2	86	31.5	110	1.82	131	0
1958	38.6	126	45.3	136	31.8	107	2.26	123	0
1957	43.1	81	52.5	93	33.6	84	2.15	126	0
1956	43.6	78	54.6	69	32.5	95	6.47	22	0
1955	46.4	55	56.5	52	36.4	53	7.03	17	0
1954	42.8	85	53.5	79	32.1	100	2.38	118	0
1953	46.6	51	56.4	53	36.9	48	7.84	8	0
1952	44.5	69	54.4	71	34.7	70	7.36	15	0
1951	41.9	97	51.4	100	32.4	97	4.96	51	0
1950	40.8	107	51.6	97	29.9	126	3.61	90	0
1949	44.2	73	54.2	72	34.1	77	5.06	49	0
1948	47.6	40	57.3	46	37.9	37	7.06	16	0
1947	34.7	134	44.2	138	25.3	140	1.82	131	0
1946	54.6	2	64.9	4	44.4	2	4.44	64	0
1945	54.5	3	64.7	6	44.2	4	5.56	37	0
1944	42.1	94	53.5	79	30.7	121	5.29	45	0
1943	41.1	105	52.8	91	29.3	131	7.47	12	0
1942	46.5	54	57.7	42	35.2	65	4.11	72	0
1941	38.5	127	49.4	119	27.6	139	2.27	122	0
1940	41.8	98	50.9	108	32.6	94	6.07	28	0
1939	47.2	43	59.4	22	35.1	66	5.39	42	0
1938	50.6	15	62	13	39.3	22	5.56	37	0
1937	39.5	118	50.2	115	28.8	133	1.59	135	0
1936	48	33	58.8	26	37.2	43	4.43	65	0
1935	52.5	8	62.3	10	42.7	8	7.44	14	2
1934	40.2	115	51.2	102	29.9	126	3.86	80	2
1933	42.7	86	51.1	106	34.2	74	4.75	54	0
1932	37	130	45.8	134	28.2	137	4.95	53	0
1931	37.8	128	44.7	137	31	118	3.19	102	0
1930	40.7	108	50.4	113	31.1	115	2.54	111	0
1929	49.4	21	58.6	30	40.2	17	3.67	87	0
1928	42.1	94	51.5	98	32.7	93	2.67	110	0
1927	47.7	39	56	57	39.4	21	5.17	46	0
1926	36.7	131	45.4	135	28	138	2.52	113	0
1925	46.6	51	57	48	36.1	57	3.45	92	0
1924	39.1	122	46.2	132	32	102	2.42	116	0
1923	42.7	86	53.9	77	31.4	112	4.65	60	0
1922	46.9	47	54.9	65	38.8	27	7.75	9	0
1921	54.5	3	64.8	5	44.3	3	5.06	49	0
1920	44.9	65	54.2	72	35.6	63	4.62	61	0
1919	45.5	61	54.9	65	36	59	3.71	85	0
1918	49.2	23	59.8	21	38.6	30	1.55	136	0
1917	43.8	75	53	88	34.7	70	5.48	39	0
1916	41.1	105	51.2	102	31.1	115	3.30	96	0
1915	35.9	132	43.2	139	28.5	135	1.49	138	0
1914	39.6	117	47.2	129	31.9	105	2.24	124	0
1913	44.5	69	54.1	75	34.8	69	6.04	29	0
1912	39.3	120	47.3	128	31.3	113	4.36	66	0
1911	42.9	83	53	88	32.8	92	2.31	121	0
1910	54.4	5	65	3	43.8	5	0.46	143	0
1909	42.6	88	51.2	102	34	80	3.97	77	0
1908	49.6	20	58.4	35	40.8	13	8.17	7	0
1907	51.5	11	60.6	16	42.4	9	4.13	71	0
1906	35.8	133	42.5	140	29.2	132	6.45	23	0
1905	49.2	23	58.8	26	39.5	19	5.87	34	0
1904	45.6	60	55.3	63	36	59	4.75	54	0
1903	50.4	16	57.9	39	42.8	7	3.24	100	0
1902	44.7	67	52.8	91	36.6	51	2.92	104	0
1901	43.8	75	53.4	84	34.3	73	2.23	125	0
1900	39.1	122	48.1	127	30.2	123	1.98	129	0
1899	42.2	92	51.5	98	33	90	8.61	5	0
1898			57.3	46	40.6	15	8.18	6	5
1897			56.7	51	38.2	34	6.55	21	4
1896			46.1	133	28.4	136	5.41	41	6
1895			53.5	79	33	90	2.79	108	6
1894	49.4	21	60	20	39.1	25	2.13	127	2
1893			53.5	79	33.3	89	3.30	96	4
1892			47.1	130	30.8	119	4.01	76	5
1891							7.63	10	10
1890							9.91	4	9
1889	45.3	63	54.5	70	36.7	50	1.63	134	3
1888	41.4	103	51.2	102	31.7	108	5.82	35	0
1876	39.3	120	48.2	125	30.4	122	3.63	89	0
1875	42.3	91	51	107	33.7	83	6.18	25	0
1874	43.6	78	52.2	95	35.1	66	5.90	32	0
1873	41.7	99	51.4	100	32	102	3.73	83	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	56.3
1946	54.6
1945	54.5
1921	54.5
1910	54.4
2026	54.2
1973	53.8
1935	52.5
2007	52.3
2016	52.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	29.6
1947	34.7
1906	35.8
1915	35.9
1926	36.7
1932	37
1965	37.8
1931	37.8
1941	38.5
1958	38.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1997	13.82
1975	10.38
1964	10.06
1890	9.91
1899	8.61
1898	8.18
1908	8.17
1953	7.84
1922	7.75
1891	7.63

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.46
1966	0.99
2010	1.13
1983	1.48
1960	1.49
1915	1.49
1969	1.50
1918	1.55
1937	1.59
1889	1.63

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.83 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 2.53 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest March since 2010, 32nd driest of 143.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Lexington, KY: 84°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 21°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Lexington, KY: 0.83 in on Monday 16 March 2026.