Lexington, KY: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 64.9°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, tied 44th warmest of 141 (with 1963).

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 64.9°F; Warmest since 2025; 44th warmest of 141
Precipitation: 0.12 in; Driest since 2024; 42nd driest of 142

A normal 1 to 9 October in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.7°F, between 56.9°F and 69.4°F in eight years of ten and 0.41 in of precipitation, between 0.04 in and 2.59 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Lexington, KY since 1873: 64.9°F in 2026; the highest is 77.3°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 56.9 to 69.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 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	64.9	44	78.2	17	51.6	64	0.12	99	0
2025	66.6	27	77.4	23	55.8	29	5.03	1	0
2024	65.8	35	78.1	18	53.4	52	0.05	108	0
2023	65.2	42	77.9	21	52.6	58	0.05	108	0
2022	56.9	111	72.1	77	41.8	137	0.00	128	0
2021	67.7	17	76.8	36	58.6	14	3.61	7	0
2020	56.9	111	69.9	94	44	128	0.04	112	0
2019	69.4	10	81	6	57.8	19	2.46	9	0
2018	77.3	1	85.9	1	68.8	1	3.96	4	0
2017	69.6	9	80.9	7	58.3	15	3.75	5	0
2016	66.1	31	77	35	55.1	35	0.14	97	0
2015	63	59	72.3	74	53.7	47	1.12	34	0
2014	61.3	74	72.9	70	49.8	75	0.87	43	0
2013	66.8	23	77.1	34	56.4	26	3.99	3	0
2012	56.1	121	65.1	124	47	99	0.37	73	0
2011	58.7	92	72.2	75	45.1	120	0.00	128	0
2010	57.8	101	71.3	83	44.2	126	0.03	117	0
2009	56.5	116	65.3	121	47.7	94	2.07	13	0
2008	62	69	74.4	53	49.6	78	0.60	54	0
2007	73.6	3	84.9	3	62.3	5	0.25	86	0
2006	62.4	63	74.1	60	50.7	69	0.21	90	0
2005	66.6	27	76.2	39	56.9	24	0.24	87	0
2004	59.1	89	71.8	79	46.3	108	0.15	93	0
2003	55.9	122	67.9	108	44	128	0.08	107	0
2002	65.7	36	74.1	60	57.3	21	0.35	77	0
2001	58.7	92	72	78	45.3	118	0.80	46	0
2000	58.7	92	68.8	99	48.6	85	0.12	99	0
1999	61	78	72.9	70	49.1	81	1.57	27	0
1998	62.4	63	71.3	83	53.6	48	1.88	19	0
1997	66.8	23	79	13	54.7	39	0.00	128	0
1996	57.6	103	68.8	99	46.4	105	0.13	98	0
1995	62.5	62	71.4	81	53.6	48	1.96	15	0
1994	62.6	61	74.4	53	50.7	69	0.45	67	0
1993	59.9	85	73	68	46.8	103	0.52	63	0
1992	58.6	96	70.1	93	47	99	0.31	83	0
1991	59.4	88	70.4	90	48.3	86	1.63	23	0
1990	66.8	23	77.3	27	56.3	27	1.64	22	0
1989	56.2	118	66.8	113	45.6	116	0.27	85	0
1988	54.3	130	65.3	121	43.2	134	0.11	102	0
1987	51.7	139	63.8	136	39.6	139	0.05	108	0
1986	64.7	46	74.1	60	55.3	32	0.69	50	0
1985	54.2	132	64.8	129	43.6	133	0.37	73	0
1984	61.3	74	71	88	51.7	63	0.35	77	0
1983	65.4	38	77.3	27	53.4	52	0.04	112	0
1982	70.6	7	79.9	9	61.2	7	1.04	36	0
1981	56.2	118	68.7	102	43.8	132	0.18	91	0
1980	56.2	118	67.2	111	45.2	119	0.09	105	0
1979	55.9	122	66.2	118	45.6	116	1.95	17	0
1978	54.8	128	65.1	124	44.4	122	0.48	64	0
1977	58.9	91	68.2	105	49.6	78	2.60	8	0
1976	57.8	101	66.9	112	48.7	83	1.58	26	0
1975	58.4	97	69.6	96	47.2	97	0.68	51	0
1974	50.1	141	63.9	133	36.2	141	0.00	128	0
1973	68.1	14	77.3	27	58.8	13	0.93	39	0
1972	56.9	111	67.6	110	46.2	111	0.60	54	0
1971	65.1	43	76	40	54.2	45	0.15	93	0
1970	61.1	76	72.6	73	49.7	76	0.23	88	0
1969	66.4	30	77.4	23	55.3	32	0.62	52	0
1968	57.4	106	68	106	46.8	103	1.59	25	0
1967	63.2	58	73.6	66	52.9	57	0.15	93	0
1966	56.9	111	67.7	109	46.1	114	0.32	81	0
1965	54.1	133	63.9	133	44.3	124	1.48	28	0
1964	54	134	65.2	123	42.8	135	0.44	69	0
1963	64.9	44	78.3	15	51.4	65	0.00	128	0
1962	64.4	50	73.2	67	55.7	30	3.68	6	0
1961	58.7	92	71.3	83	46	115	0.37	73	0
1960	64.3	52	74.2	59	54.4	42	0.43	70	0
1959	70.9	5	81.6	4	60.3	8	1.96	15	0
1958	59.1	89	70.9	89	47.2	97	0.33	80	0
1957	59.5	87	71.4	81	47.6	95	0.00	128	0
1956	62.3	66	71.3	83	53.2	54	0.93	39	0
1955	64.5	49	74.3	57	54.7	39	0.80	46	0
1954	68.3	13	78.3	15	58.2	16	0.02	119	0
1953	64.3	52	77.2	31	51.3	66	0.00	128	0
1952	52.4	137	63.9	133	41	138	1.08	35	0
1951	65.5	37	77.4	23	53.6	48	1.20	30	0
1950	59.6	86	70.3	92	48.9	82	1.15	32	0
1949	67.6	18	77.4	23	57.7	20	0.96	37	0
1948	57.4	106	66.8	113	48	90	0.95	38	0
1947	62.4	63	74.3	57	50.4	72	0.56	57	0
1946	62.2	68	75.8	42	48.7	83	0.05	108	0
1945	57.1	110	65.9	120	48.2	88	0.85	44	0
1944	65.4	38	73.9	64	56.9	24	1.60	24	0
1943	61	78	78	19	44	128	0.00	128	0
1942	64.3	52	77.6	22	51	68	0.70	49	0
1941	74.3	2	85.6	2	63.1	4	1.32	29	0
1940	61.8	70	75.9	41	47.8	93	0.30	84	0
1939	67.4	20	81.2	5	53.6	48	trace	124	0
1938	60.1	81	75.3	46	44.9	121	0.00	128	0
1937	63.5	56	73.8	65	53.2	54	1.93	18	0
1936	65.4	38	76.6	38	54.3	44	0.77	48	0
1935	50.7	140	63.6	137	37.8	140	0.10	103	0
1934	61.1	76	75.2	47	46.9	102	0.00	128	0
1933	55.7	124	65.1	124	46.2	111	0.53	61	0
1932	57.3	108	66.2	118	48.3	86	0.40	71	0
1931	68.7	12	77.2	31	60.1	9	0.54	59	0
1930	61.7	71	71.2	87	52.2	61	0.04	112	0
1929	55.4	127	63	139	47.9	91	trace	124	0
1928	67.8	15	77.3	27	58.2	16	0.34	79	0
1927	66	32	74.8	49	57.2	23	0.62	52	0
1926	66.5	29	75	48	58	18	1.67	21	0
1925	60.1	81	66.3	116	53.8	46	0.93	39	0
1924	64.7	46	74.8	49	54.6	41	0.01	122	0
1923	56.3	117	66.3	116	46.2	111	trace	124	0
1922	70.2	8	78.6	14	61.9	6	0.58	56	0
1921	54.3	130	64.6	130	44.1	127	0.92	42	0
1920	57.2	109	66.4	115	47.9	91	0.22	89	0
1919	71.6	4	79.7	11	63.4	3	1.71	20	0
1918	64.4	50	75.8	42	53.1	56	0.00	128	0
1917	53.6	135	63.2	138	44	128	0.15	93	0
1916	67.4	20	79.8	10	55	36	0.02	119	0
1915	55.5	126	64	132	47	99	0.04	112	0
1914	67.6	18	75.8	42	59.3	11	0.85	44	0
1913	67.4	20	79.2	12	55.6	31	0.00	128	0
1912	63.4	57	75.7	45	51.1	67	0.00	128	0
1911	64.7	46	74.4	53	55	36	2.05	14	0
1910	65.4	38	74.7	51	56.2	28	1.14	33	0
1909	62.7	60	74.7	51	50.7	69	0.00	128	0
1908	57.9	99	69.4	97	46.4	105	0.45	67	0
1907	62.3	66	72.2	75	52.3	60	2.23	11	0
1906	60.1	81	68	106	52.1	62	0.47	65	0
1905	66	32	76.8	36	55.2	34	0.09	105	0
1904	61.6	72	72.9	70	50.3	74	trace	124	0
1903	66.7	26	74.1	60	59.3	11	2.12	12	0
1902	61.4	73	70.4	90	52.4	59	0.36	76	0
1901	57.6	103	68.9	98	46.3	108	0.18	91	0
1900	68.9	11	78	19	59.9	10	0.56	57	0
1899	57.6	103	68.7	102	46.4	105	0.38	72	0
1898	70.7	6	77.2	31	64.2	2	2.31	10	0
1897	67.8	15	80.9	7	54.8	38	0.00	128	0
1896	54.7	129	65.1	124	44.3	124	0.03	117	0
1895							0.12	99	2
1894	57.9	99	68.3	104	47.6	95	0.04	112	0
1893	63.7	55	73	68	54.4	42	4.24	2	0
1892	60.1	81	69.7	95	50.4	72	0.10	103	0
1891	60.7	80	71.7	80	49.7	76	0.32	81	0
1890	65.9	34	74.4	53	57.3	21	0.46	66	0
1889	52.4	137	62.9	140	41.9	136	0.01	122	0
1888	52.9	136	61.3	141	44.4	122	0.54	59	0
1875	55.7	124	65.1	124	46.3	108	0.53	61	0
1874	56.9	111	64.6	130	49.3	80	0.02	119	0
1873	58.4	97	68.8	99	48.1	89	1.20	30	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	77.3
1941	74.3
2007	73.6
1919	71.6
1959	70.9
1898	70.7
1982	70.6
1922	70.2
2017	69.6
2019	69.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1974	50.1
1935	50.7
1987	51.7
1952	52.4
1889	52.4
1888	52.9
1917	53.6
1964	54
1965	54.1
1985	54.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	5.03
1893	4.24
2013	3.99
2018	3.96
2017	3.75
1962	3.68
2021	3.61
1977	2.60
2019	2.46
1898	2.31

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2011	0.00
1997	0.00
1974	0.00
1963	0.00
1957	0.00
1953	0.00
1943	0.00
1938	0.00
1934	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 1 October 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 7 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.12 in; 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.12 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2024, tied 42nd driest of 142 (with 2000 and 1895).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: 89°F on Thursday 1 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: a low of 44°F on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Lexington, KY: 0.12 in on Friday 2 October 2026.