Louisville, KY: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 66.7°F in Louisville, KY, the warmest May since 2025, 73rd warmest of 154.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 66.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 73rd warmest of 154
Precipitation: 5.83 in; Wettest since 2024; 29th wettest of 154

A normal May in Louisville, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 67.2°F, between 63°F and 71.1°F in eight years of ten and 4.68 in of precipitation, between 2.70 in and 8.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Louisville, KY since 1873: 66.7°F in 2026; the highest is 76°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 63 to 71.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Louisville, 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
2026	66.7	73	75.9	83	57.5	56	5.83	29
2025	66.8	67	75.2	91	58.4	41	4.33	68
2024	71.9	7	80.7	18	63.2	4	6.07	25
2023	67.5	54	77.2	66	57.8	49	4.06	79
2022	70.9	14	80.3	23	61.5	10	3.23	105
2021	66	83	76.3	78	55.6	85	2.95	112
2020	65.4	91	74.9	93	55.9	81	5.93	28
2019	70.9	14	79.9	25	62	7	4.61	53
2018	76	1	85.1	1	66.8	1	4.98	44
2017	67.9	46	77.5	58	58.3	42	4.74	47
2016	66	83	75.2	91	56.8	64	4.56	56
2015	70.7	17	80.4	22	61	12	2.38	126
2014	69.1	29	79.2	32	59	31	4.04	80
2013	68.6	35	77.5	58	59.8	21	4.03	81
2012	72.6	4	82.4	7	62.7	6	7.87	11
2011	67.6	53	76.5	73	58.6	35	7.81	12
2010	70.5	18	79.1	34	61.8	8	8.16	10
2009	66.8	67	75.8	85	57.9	46	4.59	54
2008	64.8	98	74.7	97	54.9	100	5.69	34
2007	70.5	18	81.3	13	59.6	25	2.37	127
2006	65	97	74.5	103	55.5	89	3.44	99
2005	62.6	132	74.4	107	50.9	147	4.56	56
2004	69.7	25	79.4	30	60	19	10.66	3
2003	64.5	106	73.3	119	55.6	85	7.66	13
2002	62.4	137	73.3	119	51.5	142	6.99	17
2001	67.2	56	77.6	57	56.8	64	6.60	21
2000	68.3	38	78.7	38	58	44	2.73	116
1999	66.4	77	78.1	47	54.6	107	3.09	109
1998	68.7	34	78.8	35	58.6	35	5.06	42
1997	59.5	153	69.7	152	49.2	153	6.99	17
1996	67.1	61	77.1	69	57.1	62	10.98	2
1995	65.6	89	74.5	103	56.8	64	9.51	6
1994	63	127	74.2	110	51.7	140	2.12	130
1993	66.8	67	77.4	62	56.2	72	2.80	115
1992	63.9	116	74	113	53.8	122	3.51	97
1991	73.1	2	81.7	11	64.4	2	4.02	83
1990	64.2	112	73.1	124	55.3	92	11.57	1
1989	62.5	133	72.3	135	52.8	132	4.39	65
1988	67.1	61	79.8	27	54.4	111	2.68	118
1987	71.5	9	83	4	59.9	20	1.61	141
1986	67	63	76.4	75	57.6	55	4.28	71
1985	66.5	75	76.5	73	56.5	67	3.93	87
1984	62.5	133	72.7	129	52.4	135	6.78	20
1983	62.1	144	71.6	143	52.5	134	10.58	4
1982	70.3	22	82	8	58.5	39	2.96	111
1981	62.9	130	73.1	124	52.6	133	4.63	50
1980	66.8	67	77.5	58	56.1	76	4.58	55
1979	64.1	114	74.8	94	53.5	126	3.59	95
1978	63.7	118	73.5	118	54	116	4.76	46
1977	71.1	12	82.5	6	59.8	21	1.37	145
1976	62.8	131	74.4	107	51.3	143	5.09	41
1975	69	30	79.2	32	58.7	33	4.50	59
1974	65.1	95	74.1	111	56.1	76	3.86	92
1973	61.5	147	71.1	149	51.9	139	7.04	16
1972	65.4	91	76.2	81	54.7	105	4.46	61
1971	61.5	147	72.7	129	50.2	151	6.15	23
1970	67.2	56	78.6	39	55.8	82	1.85	135
1969	66.2	79	77.2	66	55.2	93	3.91	88
1968	63.4	121	72.2	138	54.6	107	5.16	39
1967	62.4	137	72.5	132	52.3	136	4.62	51
1966	62.3	141	73.6	117	51	146	3.91	88
1965	69.9	24	81.1	14	58.8	32	1.60	142
1964	66.8	67	78.5	42	55.1	95	1.85	135
1963	63.3	123	74.8	94	51.7	140	4.56	56
1962	71.3	10	83.2	3	59.5	27	3.33	102
1961	59	154	70.5	151	47.5	154	9.00	8
1960	63.9	116	75.6	87	52.2	137	3.52	96
1959	70.8	16	81.9	10	59.7	24	4.42	64
1958	66.3	78	78.6	39	53.9	119	3.03	110
1957	66.2	79	77.4	62	55	96	5.78	30
1956	65.7	87	76.1	82	55.2	93	3.98	84
1955	67.7	51	78.8	35	56.5	67	5.77	31
1954	61.1	150	72.6	131	49.5	152	1.86	134
1953	69	30	78.8	35	59.2	28	4.32	69
1952	65.7	87	77.1	69	54.3	113	2.73	116
1951	66.5	75	79.5	29	53.6	123	3.89	91
1950	67	63	77.9	52	56.1	76	9.04	7
1949	67.8	49	80.8	17	54.8	102	3.14	108
1948	65.1	95	76.3	78	53.9	119	2.63	119
1947	62.4	137	73.7	116	51.2	145	6.04	26
1946	63	127	72.4	134	53.6	123	5.11	40
1945	62.2	143	71.2	148	53.2	130	4.46	61
1944	72.2	6	80.7	18	63.7	3	4.34	67
1943	68.2	40	77.3	64	59.1	30	4.94	45
1942	65.5	90	74.8	94	56.2	72	3.43	100
1941	68.6	35	79.9	25	57.4	58	1.25	146
1940	62.5	133	71.5	146	53.6	123	2.48	123
1939	67.9	46	77.8	53	58	44	0.96	152
1938	66.2	79	75.9	83	56.5	67	4.66	49
1937	65.8	85	74.6	99	57	63	3.84	93
1936	69.5	26	80.3	23	58.6	35	1.09	148
1935	62.3	141	71.1	149	53.4	128	8.64	9
1934	68.6	35	79.4	30	57.8	49	3.25	104
1933	68.2	40	76.8	71	59.6	25	5.98	27
1932	65.8	85	75.4	88	56.3	70	0.63	154
1931	62.4	137	71.6	143	53.2	130	1.94	133
1930	67.2	56	76.6	72	57.8	49	1.46	144
1929	63.5	120	72.3	135	54.7	105	7.16	15
1928	63.7	118	73.3	119	54.1	114	5.63	35
1927	64.5	106	73.2	123	55.7	84	9.58	5
1926	66.9	66	77.7	55	56	80	1.84	137
1925	61.3	149	72	139	50.6	149	1.08	149
1924	60	151	69.3	153	50.8	148	3.51	97
1923	64.5	106	74.6	99	54.4	111	4.68	48
1922	69.3	27	78.1	47	60.5	14	2.17	129
1921	67.2	56	76.4	75	57.9	46	2.82	114
1920	64.7	101	73.8	115	55.6	85	2.53	121
1919	63.3	123	71.5	146	55	96	4.22	73
1918	71.3	10	81	15	61.5	10	4.99	43
1917	59.6	152	68.7	154	50.5	150	4.39	65
1916	68	42	77.5	58	58.5	39	3.39	101
1915	64.2	112	72.9	126	55.4	90	4.62	51
1914	67.7	51	78.2	46	57.3	59	0.65	153
1913	67.2	56	77.2	66	57.2	61	1.07	150
1912	68.3	38	78.4	44	58.3	42	3.61	94
1911	71.7	8	83	4	60.5	14	2.08	132
1910	62.5	133	71.6	143	53.4	128	3.96	86
1909	64.8	98	74.1	111	55.6	85	4.15	77
1908	68	42	77.3	64	58.6	35	4.26	72
1907	61.9	145	71.7	142	52.2	137	5.30	37
1906	67	63	78.1	47	55.8	82	2.52	122
1905	68.9	33	78.6	39	59.2	28	6.79	19
1904	66.2	79	76.3	78	56.2	72	1.77	138
1903	70.2	23	80.6	20	59.8	21	2.23	128
1902	70.5	18	81	15	60.1	18	6.41	22
1901	64.4	110	73.9	114	54.8	102	2.45	124
1900	67.4	55	78.5	42	56.3	70	5.58	36
1899	69	30	77.7	55	60.3	17	3.17	106
1898	67.8	49	77.8	53	57.7	54	4.22	73
1897	61.6	146	71.9	141	51.3	143	3.30	103
1896	72.7	3	83.7	2	61.6	9	4.32	69
1895	65.3	94	75.7	86	55	96	2.88	113
1894	64.7	101	74.4	107	54.9	100	3.90	90
1893	63.3	123	72.5	132	54.1	114	4.19	76
1892	64.7	101	73.3	119	56.1	76	4.44	63
1891	63.3	123	72.8	128	53.9	119	1.56	143
1890	64.8	98	74.5	103	55	96	3.15	107
1889	64.1	114	74.7	97	53.5	126	5.26	38
1888	64.6	105	74.6	99	54.5	109	2.42	125
1887	70.5	18	80.5	21	60.5	14	2.12	130
1886	68	42	78.4	44	57.5	56	4.03	81
1885	64.7	101	74.6	99	54.8	102	4.20	75
1884	66.6	74	75.3	89	57.8	49	5.75	32
1883	64.3	111	74.5	103	54	116	2.59	120
1882	63	127	72	139	54	116	7.46	14
1881	72.4	5	82	8	62.8	5	1.75	139
1880	71.1	12	81.5	12	60.8	13	6.09	24
1879	69.2	28	79.7	28	58.7	33	1.68	140
1878	64.5	106	72.9	126	56.2	72	4.50	59
1877	63.4	121	72.3	135	54.5	109	3.98	84
1876	68	42	78.1	47	57.9	46	1.00	151
1875	65.4	91	75.3	89	55.4	90	4.07	78
1874	67.9	46	78	51	57.8	49	1.14	147
1873	66.8	67	76.4	75	57.3	59	5.73	33

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	76
1991	73.1
1896	72.7
2012	72.6
1881	72.4
1944	72.2
2024	71.9
1911	71.7
1987	71.5
1962	71.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1961	59
1997	59.5
1917	59.6
1924	60
1954	61.1
1925	61.3
1973	61.5
1971	61.5
1897	61.6
1907	61.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1990	11.57
1996	10.98
2004	10.66
1983	10.58
1927	9.58
1995	9.51
1950	9.04
1961	9.00
1935	8.64
2010	8.16

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1932	0.63
1914	0.65
1939	0.96
1876	1.00
1913	1.07
1925	1.08
1936	1.09
1874	1.14
1941	1.25
1977	1.37

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 19 May 2026
Coldest night: 37°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.80 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 5.83 in of precipitation in Louisville, KY, the wettest May since 2024, 29th wettest of 154.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Louisville, KY: 91°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Louisville, KY: a low of 37°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Louisville, KY: 1.80 in on Friday 22 May 2026.