Lexington, KY: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 64.4°F in Lexington, KY, the coldest May since 2025, tied 68th coldest of 141 (with 1988).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 64.4°F; Coldest since 2025; 68th coldest of 141
Precipitation: 4.06 in; Wettest since 2025; 69th wettest of 143

A normal May in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.4°F, between 61.3°F and 68.8°F in eight years of ten and 5.28 in of precipitation, between 2.39 in and 8.97 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Lexington, KY since 1873: 64.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 56.9°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 61.3 to 68.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	64.4	73	74.9	63	53.9	72	4.06	69	0
2025	62.8	93	71.6	106	54	70	7.39	11	0
2024	69.3	11	78.9	19	59.7	6	5.68	31	0
2023	65	57	75.7	50	54.3	64	2.53	111	0
2022	68.7	15	78.7	20	58.7	12	3.84	75	0
2021	61.1	118	72.4	94	49.9	131	4.78	52	0
2020	61.4	114	70.9	121	52	114	5.12	46	0
2019	69	12	78.6	21	59.4	9	4.37	60	0
2018	72.9	1	82.5	3	63.3	1	7.49	10	0
2017	65.5	49	75.5	56	55.5	45	5.64	34	0
2016	63	88	72.8	89	53.3	85	6.49	17	0
2015	67.9	20	79	17	56.8	29	2.07	122	0
2014	66.5	35	77.9	27	55.2	49	5.43	39	0
2013	66.2	41	75.7	50	56.7	31	5.66	33	0
2012	68.7	15	79.7	13	57.7	25	3.60	82	0
2011	63.9	78	72.7	91	55	53	6.45	18	0
2010	66.8	31	75.7	50	58	22	9.95	4	0
2009	64.5	71	73.5	75	55.5	45	6.04	27	0
2008	61.3	115	71.6	106	50.9	118	4.40	59	0
2007	67.8	22	79.8	11	55.9	40	1.21	137	0
2006	62.4	97	72.2	98	52.7	101	3.72	79	0
2005	61.5	113	72.9	87	50	130	2.64	109	0
2004	68.8	14	78.1	26	59.5	7	10.91	1	0
2003	63.6	81	72.1	99	55.1	50	8.35	8	0
2002	61.1	118	71.4	113	50.9	118	4.29	63	0
2001	66.5	35	76.8	40	56.2	36	6.00	28	0
2000	66.8	31	77	38	56.6	32	2.99	105	0
1999	65.2	54	77.1	35	53.4	84	1.31	136	0
1998	67.4	25	77.1	35	57.8	24	6.14	22	0
1997	58	140	67.4	141	48.6	139	8.85	7	0
1996	65.6	47	75	62	56.1	39	8.98	5	0
1995	63.3	85	72.5	92	54.1	69	8.97	6	0
1994	60.2	129	71	119	49.4	134	4.86	50	0
1993	65	57	75.4	57	54.6	60	2.43	114	0
1992	62	107	71.6	106	52.4	107	4.68	57	0
1991	70.4	5	79.3	15	61.6	2	3.95	72	0
1990	61.6	111	70.4	129	52.8	95	5.41	40	0
1989	60.6	122	70.5	125	50.6	123	5.39	41	0
1988	64.4	73	76.7	42	52.2	110	3.02	104	0
1987	70.3	6	81.7	5	58.8	11	1.80	126	0
1986	65.5	49	75.1	61	55.8	42	3.24	95	0
1985	64.7	66	74.3	70	55.1	50	4.34	61	0
1984	60.6	122	70.5	125	50.7	121	5.34	43	0
1983	60.7	121	70.6	124	50.7	121	10.84	2	0
1982	69.8	7	81.1	7	58.5	14	2.51	112	0
1981	60.4	127	70.5	125	50.3	124	5.10	48	0
1980	64.7	66	74.8	65	54.7	58	2.27	117	0
1979	63.1	87	73.3	81	52.8	95	4.17	66	0
1978	61.1	118	70.5	125	51.7	116	5.74	30	0
1977	69.8	7	81.2	6	58.3	17	1.51	134	0
1976	60.5	125	71.5	111	49.6	132	3.16	99	0
1975	67.3	26	77.7	30	57	27	2.69	107	0
1974	63.6	81	73.7	74	53.5	78	5.52	37	0
1973	60	132	70	134	50.1	128	8.22	9	0
1972	63.2	86	73.5	75	52.9	91	3.84	75	0
1971	59.2	136	70.3	130	48.1	142	6.14	22	0
1970	66.5	35	77.1	35	55.9	40	3.18	98	0
1969	65.5	49	76.3	44	54.6	60	3.78	78	0
1968	62	107	71.2	117	52.9	91	6.87	14	0
1967	62	107	71.6	106	52.4	107	6.94	13	0
1966	60.5	125	71.9	104	49.1	137	4.85	51	0
1965	68.9	13	79.8	11	57.9	23	1.20	138	0
1964	66.9	29	79	17	54.8	56	1.68	129	0
1963	62.7	96	73.2	83	52.3	109	3.48	89	0
1962	71.6	2	82.7	2	60.5	4	5.68	31	0
1961	59.3	135	69.9	135	48.6	139	6.14	22	0
1960	61.6	111	71.9	104	51.3	117	4.03	71	0
1959	68.5	17	78.5	22	58.5	14	3.20	96	0
1958	63.8	79	74.9	63	52.7	101	5.29	45	0
1957	64.9	61	76.1	46	53.7	76	4.22	64	0
1956	64.6	69	75.6	54	53.5	78	3.70	80	0
1955	66.1	42	76.8	40	55.5	45	6.43	19	0
1954	60.1	131	71.1	118	49	138	2.23	118	0
1953	67.9	20	77.5	32	58.3	17	5.47	38	0
1952	65.2	54	76.9	39	53.5	78	3.15	100	0
1951	65.3	53	77.7	30	52.8	95	2.16	119	0
1950	65.2	54	75.8	48	54.7	58	5.06	49	0
1949	65.7	46	78.2	25	53.2	88	1.87	125	0
1948	62.3	99	72.8	89	51.8	115	3.56	83	0
1947	60.3	128	71.3	114	49.3	135	4.75	54	0
1946	62.2	101	71.3	114	53.1	89	6.71	16	0
1945	60.2	129	70.1	133	50.3	124	4.76	53	0
1944	70.9	3	83.4	1	58.3	17	3.49	88	0
1943	66.4	40	77.8	28	55	53	6.73	15	0
1942	64.5	71	76.2	45	52.9	91	3.38	91	0
1941	67.1	27	80.9	9	53.3	85	1.72	128	0
1940	60.6	122	72.4	94	48.5	141	5.36	42	1
1939	66.6	34	79.3	15	53.9	72	2.00	124	0
1938	65	57	77.8	28	52.2	110	4.75	54	0
1937	64.1	75	75.7	50	52.5	105	3.28	94	0
1936	67.8	22	81.8	4	53.8	74	1.46	135	0
1935	62.1	105	73.2	83	50.8	120	10.32	3	2
1934	66.5	35	79.5	14	53.5	78	1.52	133	0
1933	66.9	29	75.4	57	58.4	16	3.47	90	0
1932	64	77	73.4	79	54.5	62	0.60	143	0
1931	61.2	117	70.2	131	52.2	110	1.13	140	0
1930	65.5	49	74.7	68	56.2	36	3.35	92	0
1929	62.2	101	71.6	106	52.8	95	5.59	35	0
1928	62.2	101	71.5	111	52.8	95	2.12	121	0
1927	63.5	83	72.3	96	54.8	56	5.76	29	0
1926	64.6	69	75.2	59	54	70	2.06	123	0
1925	59.8	134	69.6	136	50.1	128	3.56	83	0
1924	58.2	139	67.2	142	49.2	136	3.04	103	0
1923	63	88	73.1	85	52.9	91	1.66	130	0
1922	68.3	18	77.2	34	59.5	7	3.10	102	0
1921	64.9	61	73.5	75	56.3	35	1.60	132	0
1920	62.1	105	71	119	53.3	85	2.51	112	0
1919	62.2	101	70.2	131	54.3	64	6.38	20	0
1918	69.4	10	78.5	22	60.3	5	4.13	68	0
1917	56.9	141	66	143	47.7	143	3.51	87	0
1916	67.1	27	76.4	43	57.7	25	2.92	106	0
1915	62.4	97	71.3	114	53.5	78	7.23	12	0
1914	65.8	44	75.8	48	55.7	43	1.65	131	0
1913	64.9	61	74.8	65	55	53	4.32	62	0
1912	64.8	64	74.1	71	55.6	44	5.11	47	0
1911	69.5	9	80.1	10	58.9	10	1.07	141	0
1910	59.1	137	67.9	140	50.3	124	6.24	21	0
1909	61.8	110	70.9	121	52.8	95	4.15	67	0
1908	64.7	66	73.3	81	56.2	36	4.20	65	0
1907	59.1	137	68.7	139	49.5	133	3.89	73	0
1906	64.1	75	74.1	71	54.2	67	3.15	100	0
1905	65.8	44	74.7	68	56.9	28	5.54	36	0
1904	63.8	79	73.4	79	54.2	67	2.60	110	0
1903	67.7	24	77.3	33	58.1	20	1.75	127	0
1902	68.2	19	78.3	24	58.1	20	2.43	114	0
1901	62.8	93	72.1	99	53.5	78	2.67	108	0
1900	65.6	47	76.1	46	55.1	50	3.54	85	0
1899	66.7	33	74.8	65	58.6	13	3.63	81	0
1898	66.5	35	75.6	54	56.4	34	6.13	25	2
1897	60	132	69.2	138	50.3	124	4.48	58	1
1896	70.8	4	81	8	60.6	3	3.20	96	0
1895	62.3	99	72.1	99	52.5	105	4.05	70	0
1894	62.9	91	72.9	87	52.6	104	3.81	77	2
1893			70.8	123	52.1	113	3.88	74	6
1892	63	88	72.1	99	53.8	74	5.32	44	2
1891	61.3	115	69.6	136	53	90	1.17	139	0
1890			72.3	96	54.3	64	4.71	56	4
1889	62.8	93	72.1	99	53.6	77	3.53	86	0
1888	62.9	91	73.1	85	52.7	101	3.29	93	0
1876	64.8	64	74	73	55.5	45	2.16	119	0
1875	63.5	83	72.5	92	54.5	62	2.43	114	0
1874	66	43	75.2	59	56.8	29	0.79	142	0
1873	65	57	73.5	75	56.6	32	6.05	26	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	72.9
1962	71.6
1944	70.9
1896	70.8
1991	70.4
1987	70.3
1982	69.8
1977	69.8
1911	69.5
1918	69.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	56.9
1997	58
1924	58.2
1910	59.1
1907	59.1
1971	59.2
1961	59.3
1925	59.8
1973	60
1897	60

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	10.91
1983	10.84
1935	10.32
2010	9.95
1996	8.98
1995	8.97
1997	8.85
2003	8.35
1973	8.22
2018	7.49

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1932	0.60
1874	0.79
1911	1.07
1931	1.13
1891	1.17
1965	1.20
2007	1.21
1999	1.31
1936	1.46
1977	1.51

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 32°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.87 in; 26 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.06 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the wettest May since 2025, 69th wettest of 143.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Lexington, KY: 90°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 32°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Lexington, KY: 0.87 in on Tuesday 26 May 2026.