Lexington, KY: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 74.6°F in Lexington, KY, the warmest September since 2019, 3rd warmest of 142.

September 2026

Mean temperature: 74.6°F; Warmest since 2019; 3rd warmest of 142
Precipitation: 1.09 in; Driest since 2023; 18th driest of 142

A normal September in Lexington, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.5°F, between 66°F and 73.2°F in eight years of ten and 2.88 in of precipitation, between 0.85 in and 5.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Lexington, KY since 1873: 74.6°F in 2026; the highest is 77.5°F, in 2019.

Normal range, 66 to 73.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	74.6	3	85.4	8	63.7	7	1.09	125	0
2025	70.3	49	83.6	16	57	95	3.27	50	0
2024	72.1	26	82.5	30	61.8	24	6.33	7	0
2023	71.4	38	83.5	17	59.3	58	0.99	126	0
2022	69.1	65	80.3	56	57.9	81	1.50	111	0
2021	68.3	81	78.1	83	58.4	73	3.15	54	0
2020	66.8	107	76.9	107	56.8	99	4.21	35	0
2019	77.5	1	90.8	1	64.1	5	trace	142	0
2018	73.2	10	81.4	40	64.9	3	10.42	1	0
2017	68.4	78	78.8	75	58	80	3.74	43	0
2016	73.2	10	85.3	9	61.1	32	1.67	103	0
2015	70.9	41	82.5	30	59.3	58	2.71	68	0
2014	69.4	63	80.3	56	58.4	73	4.35	29	0
2013	69.7	57	80.3	56	59	62	1.63	104	0
2012	66.5	113	76.7	110	56.3	105	5.42	15	0
2011	65.8	123	74.8	129	56.8	99	5.97	9	0
2010	70.7	45	83.8	13	57.6	86	0.61	135	0
2009	68.5	75	76.8	108	60.1	45	5.90	11	0
2008	71.5	34	83.1	20	59.9	48	1.42	113	0
2007	72.2	22	84.2	12	60.3	42	0.88	129	0
2006	64.2	134	72.9	138	55.4	121	10.25	2	0
2005	71.7	32	82.8	25	60.5	40	0.89	128	0
2004	68.3	81	78	87	58.6	68	3.22	51	0
2003	65.1	130	75.1	125	55	128	5.07	19	0
2002	72	27	82.9	22	61.2	29	5.44	14	0
2001	66.1	120	76.6	111	55.6	117	2.46	77	0
2000	66.2	118	75.8	122	56.7	101	5.32	16	0
1999	68.8	71	82.9	22	54.7	131	1.39	116	0
1998	74.1	6	86.7	4	61.5	28	0.61	135	0
1997	66.5	113	77.7	94	55.4	121	2.38	81	0
1996	66.3	117	76.2	115	56.3	105	4.15	37	0
1995	66.5	113	77.3	102	55.6	117	2.76	64	0
1994	66.2	118	77.2	105	55.1	125	1.19	123	0
1993	66	121	75.6	123	56.3	105	3.00	58	0
1992	67	104	76.8	108	57.1	93	3.44	49	0
1991	68.8	71	78.7	78	58.9	64	2.09	88	0
1990	68.5	75	77.8	93	59.2	60	2.12	87	0
1989	67.6	93	76.6	111	58.5	70	4.98	21	0
1988	67.8	89	77.3	102	58.3	75	5.96	10	0
1987	70	51	81.8	35	58.1	78	0.91	127	0
1986	70.9	41	80	64	61.9	20	3.08	57	0
1985	67.6	93	79.3	69	55.8	116	1.93	92	0
1984	66.5	113	77.9	90	55.1	125	1.36	117	0
1983	70.2	50	81.7	36	58.6	68	1.33	118	0
1982	65.6	126	74.9	126	56.3	105	1.21	122	0
1981	65.8	123	76	119	55.5	120	1.97	91	0
1980	70.6	46	80.2	60	61	33	2.47	76	0
1979	66.9	106	76.1	118	57.7	84	9.69	3	0
1978	70.8	43	80.8	51	60.9	35	3.10	56	0
1977	72.2	22	81.2	44	63.2	10	2.71	68	0
1976	64.1	135	74.9	126	53.3	137	4.23	34	0
1975	63.4	139	72.6	139	54.1	132	6.46	6	0
1974	62.6	141	71.6	141	53.5	135	4.18	36	0
1973	72.2	22	83.2	19	61.2	29	1.40	115	0
1972	69.7	57	79.5	67	60	47	4.30	31	0
1971	72.5	19	81.7	36	63.3	9	3.51	48	0
1970	72.6	16	82.6	28	62.7	15	5.71	12	0
1969	67.8	89	78.2	80	57.3	91	0.49	137	0
1968	67.8	89	77.9	90	57.6	86	2.98	59	0
1967	64.9	131	75.9	121	53.8	134	2.97	60	0
1966	65.3	129	74.5	132	56.1	109	4.03	41	0
1965	68.8	71	78	87	59.6	55	3.55	46	0
1964	68.2	84	80.4	54	56	112	4.91	23	0
1963	66.6	110	77.7	94	55.4	121	0.37	139	0
1962	64.9	131	74.5	132	55.4	121	2.66	70	0
1961	71.9	29	82.9	22	60.9	35	1.50	111	0
1960	70.5	48	80.3	56	60.7	38	5.20	17	0
1959	71.5	34	82.7	26	60.3	42	0.24	141	0
1958	67.9	88	78.1	83	57.7	84	2.60	72	0
1957	69.4	63	79.3	69	59.5	56	3.18	53	0
1956	65.9	122	77.6	97	54.1	132	1.77	98	0
1955	72.5	19	85.2	10	59.9	48	2.43	79	0
1954	73.6	7	86.4	6	60.7	38	4.97	22	0
1953	69.9	53	83.7	15	56	112	1.58	108	0
1952	68.3	81	81.1	48	55.6	117	1.58	108	0
1951	67.4	98	78.8	75	56	112	3.60	45	0
1950	65.7	125	74.9	126	56.4	104	4.28	32	0
1949	64	137	74.8	129	53.3	137	1.32	119	0
1948	69	66	80.1	62	57.8	82	2.06	90	0
1947	68.2	84	79.4	68	57	95	2.65	71	0
1946	68.4	78	79.8	66	57	95	3.14	55	0
1945	71.9	29	82.6	28	61.2	29	1.61	105	0
1944	67.4	98	77.4	101	57.4	89	2.41	80	0
1943	67.3	101	81.1	48	53.4	136	1.86	94	0
1942	67.4	98	78.9	74	55.9	115	2.96	61	0
1941	73.6	7	88.3	3	58.9	64	0.67	134	0
1940	66.6	110	80.6	53	52.5	141	2.59	74	0
1939	74.5	4	89.3	2	59.8	51	1.59	107	0
1938	69.8	56	81.4	40	58.1	78	2.29	82	0
1937	67.5	96	81.7	36	53.3	137	0.87	130	0
1936	74.2	5	86.5	5	61.8	24	2.55	75	0
1935	68.8	71	81.1	48	56.1	109	4.46	27	2
1934	69	66	80.7	52	57.3	91	4.81	26	0
1933	72.7	15	82.7	26	62.7	15	5.47	13	0
1932	69	66	77.7	94	60.4	41	2.76	64	0
1931	73.5	9	82.5	30	64.4	4	2.15	86	0
1930	71.3	39	80.2	60	62.3	18	2.80	63	0
1929	68.2	84	77.3	102	59.1	61	4.35	29	0
1928	64.3	133	73.5	136	55	128	0.71	133	0
1927	72.2	22	81.4	40	63	12	2.29	82	0
1926	71.5	34	80	64	63.1	11	4.04	40	0
1925	76.2	2	85.6	7	66.7	1	1.70	102	0
1924	63.7	138	72.4	140	55	128	3.89	42	0
1923	68.9	69	77.6	97	60.3	42	1.51	110	0
1922	72.6	16	82.2	33	62.9	14	5.99	8	0
1921	73.2	10	81.2	44	65.2	2	5.10	18	0
1920	69.9	53	77.9	90	61.9	20	4.88	24	0
1919	71.5	34	81.2	44	61.8	24	1.12	124	0
1918	62.4	142	71.6	141	53.2	140	1.41	114	0
1917	67.2	102	76.2	115	58.2	77	2.46	77	0
1916	66.6	110	76	119	57.1	93	2.75	66	0
1915	69.5	61	78.2	80	60.8	37	3.74	43	0
1914	66.8	107	76.2	115	57.4	89	1.82	96	0
1913	68.9	69	78.8	75	59	62	1.76	99	0
1912	69.6	59	79	73	60.1	45	2.09	88	0
1911	72.6	16	81.3	43	63.8	6	4.37	28	0
1910	69.6	59	78.1	83	61	33	7.92	4	0
1909	65.6	126	75.2	124	56.1	109	4.88	24	0
1908	71.8	31	83.8	13	59.8	51	0.38	138	0
1907	68	87	77.5	99	58.5	70	2.72	67	0
1906	70.6	46	78.1	83	63	12	5.03	20	0
1905	68.5	75	77.5	99	59.5	56	3.20	52	0
1904	69.5	61	79.2	71	59.7	53	1.71	101	0
1903	69.9	53	81.2	44	58.5	70	0.81	131	0
1902	67.1	103	76.3	114	57.8	82	2.60	72	0
1901	67	104	76.4	113	57.6	86	2.18	85	0
1900	73.2	10	83.1	20	63.4	8	1.85	95	0
1899	67.6	93	78.3	79	57	95	1.90	93	0
1898	72	27	82.1	34	61.9	20	3.55	46	0
1897	72.5	19	85.2	10	59.7	53	0.80	132	0
1896	67.5	96	78.2	80	56.7	101	4.25	33	0
1895	72.9	14	83.4	18	62.3	18	0.33	140	0
1894	71	40	80.1	62	61.9	20	4.05	39	0
1893	70	51	80.4	54	59.9	48	2.25	84	2
1892	68.4	78	78	87	58.8	66	4.10	38	0
1891	71.6	33	81.5	39	61.7	27	1.26	120	0
1890	66.8	107	74.7	131	58.8	66	1.82	96	0
1889	65.5	128	74.3	134	56.6	103	6.79	5	2
1888	63.1	140	73.8	135	52.5	141	1.22	121	3
1875	64.1	135	73	137	55.1	125	1.72	100	0
1874	70.8	43	79.2	71	62.4	17	2.89	62	0
1873	67.8	89	77.2	105	58.3	75	1.60	106	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2019	77.5
1925	76.2
2026	74.6
1939	74.5
1936	74.2
1998	74.1
1954	73.6
1941	73.6
1931	73.5
2018	73.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	62.4
1974	62.6
1888	63.1
1975	63.4
1924	63.7
1949	64
1976	64.1
1875	64.1
2006	64.2
1928	64.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	10.42
2006	10.25
1979	9.69
1910	7.92
1889	6.79
1975	6.46
2024	6.33
1922	5.99
2011	5.97
1988	5.96

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	trace
1959	0.24
1895	0.33
1963	0.37
1908	0.38
1969	0.49
2010	0.61
1998	0.61
1941	0.67
1928	0.71

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 4 September 2026
Coldest night: 44°F; 28 September 2026
Wettest day: 0.45 in; 10 September 2026

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September 2026 brought 1.09 in of precipitation in Lexington, KY, the driest September since 2023, 18th driest of 142.
The hottest day of September 2026 in Lexington, KY: 98°F on Friday 4 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Lexington, KY: a low of 44°F on Monday 28 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Lexington, KY: 0.45 in on Thursday 10 September 2026.