Louisville, KY: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 78.3°F in Louisville, KY, the warmest summer since 2025, tied 34th warmest of 154 (with 1953, 1943 and 1887).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 78.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 34th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 19.06 in; Wettest since 2009; 5th wettest of 154

A normal summer in Louisville, KY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.5°F, between 74.1°F and 80°F in eight years of ten and 12.70 in of precipitation, between 7.21 in and 18.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Louisville, KY since 1873: 78.3°F in 2026; the highest is 82.3°F, in 2010.

Normal range, 74.1 to 80°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Louisville, KY from 1872 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	78.3	34	86.9	63	69.8	12	19.06	5	0
2025	79.6	8	88.3	31	70.9	4	10.48	84	0
2024	79.6	8	89.1	16	70.1	10	8.68	118	0
2023	77.8	42	86.7	68	68.8	26	12.30	57	0
2022	79.8	6	89	18	70.5	7	13.17	39	0
2021	79.5	13	88.2	36	70.8	5	12.92	44	0
2020	79	18	88.1	39	69.8	12	17.11	10	0
2019	79	18	88.4	28	69.6	16	11.81	64	0
2018	79.5	13	88.1	39	71	3	18.74	7	0
2017	77.8	42	87.3	53	68.3	37	10.25	89	0
2016	80.1	3	88.6	26	71.6	2	14.61	22	0
2015	77.7	46	86.5	75	69	25	18.94	6	0
2014	77.4	57	86.6	72	68.2	42	11.66	67	0
2013	76.9	78	85.8	95	67.9	50	12.76	48	0
2012	79.7	7	90.6	6	68.8	26	6.25	146	0
2011	80	4	89.3	14	70.7	6	12.95	42	0
2010	82.3	1	91.6	2	73	1	11.66	67	0
2009	74.8	131	83.3	142	66.4	96	21.12	3	0
2008	79	18	88.8	20	69.3	21	7.62	133	0
2007	80	4	90.3	7	69.6	16	7.32	136	0
2006	77.5	52	86.2	87	68.8	26	15.78	18	0
2005	77.1	70	87.2	58	67.1	80	12.16	59	0
2004	73.2	152	82.8	148	63.6	148	14.38	25	0
2003	74.1	140	83.5	141	64.7	133	12.63	50	0
2002	77.5	52	87.6	48	67.5	69	5.06	151	0
2001	75.4	113	85.4	107	65.4	120	8.61	120	0
2000	75	126	84.6	122	65.4	120	13.92	31	0
1999	77.3	62	88.3	31	66.4	96	9.90	98	0
1998	75.3	116	84.4	127	66.2	102	19.52	4	0
1997	73.5	148	82.8	148	64.3	141	13.97	30	0
1996	74.1	140	83.6	140	64.7	133	13.29	37	0
1995	79	18	88.2	36	69.8	12	10.31	87	0
1994	77.5	52	88	41	66.9	86	5.93	148	0
1993	78.5	31	88.7	23	68.3	37	14.37	26	0
1992	74.6	133	84	136	65.2	128	14.26	29	0
1991	79.6	8	89.9	10	69.2	24	7.57	135	0
1990	77.1	70	87.7	47	66.4	96	11.30	76	0
1989	76	101	85.3	109	66.8	90	14.36	27	0
1988	78.7	27	90.2	8	67.2	77	8.55	122	0
1987	77.8	42	87.9	42	67.7	62	11.55	70	0
1986	76.8	79	86.5	75	67	82	11.55	70	0
1985	74.7	132	84	136	65.4	120	12.31	56	0
1984	76.3	98	86.4	79	66.3	100	12.51	53	0
1983	78.7	27	89.5	13	68	47	7.80	129	0
1982	73.6	145	82.8	148	64.5	138	11.32	75	0
1981	77	75	86.1	91	67.8	56	10.42	86	0
1980	78.6	30	88.8	20	68.5	35	12.87	47	0
1979	75	126	84.1	133	66	108	15.45	20	0
1978	77.1	70	86.7	68	67.5	69	11.94	62	0
1977	77.2	66	86.7	68	67.8	56	17.00	11	0
1976	74.6	133	84.6	122	64.6	135	9.99	95	0
1975	77.5	52	87.1	59	67.8	56	8.95	114	0
1974	73.2	152	82.3	152	64.1	144	13.41	36	0
1973	77	75	86.2	87	67.7	62	16.49	14	0
1972	74.6	133	84.6	122	64.6	135	7.17	138	0
1971	75.1	124	84.9	116	65.3	125	11.21	78	0
1970	74.9	130	84.6	122	65.2	128	16.18	15	0
1969	75.6	110	85.5	104	65.8	112	10.67	82	0
1968	76.6	87	86.5	75	66.6	94	8.45	123	0
1967	73.4	150	83.3	142	63.4	149	16.04	16	0
1966	76.6	87	87.5	50	65.6	118	8.06	127	0
1965	75	126	85.4	107	64.6	135	9.25	107	0
1964	75.9	105	87.3	53	64.5	138	7.90	128	0
1963	73.7	143	84.5	126	62.9	154	13.64	33	0
1962	75.3	116	86.4	79	64.3	141	8.79	117	0
1961	73.5	148	84.1	133	63	152	10.31	87	0
1960	74.1	140	84.2	129	63.9	147	13.89	32	0
1959	78.8	24	90.1	9	67.5	69	8.92	115	0
1958	75.6	110	86.3	85	65	131	14.34	28	0
1957	75.9	105	85.8	95	66	108	11.86	63	0
1956	75.3	116	85.6	101	65	131	9.00	112	0
1955	77.1	70	87.9	42	66.2	102	6.94	140	0
1954	78.8	24	90.8	4	66.8	90	6.50	144	0
1953	78.3	34	90.7	5	65.8	112	7.31	137	0
1952	79.5	13	91.9	1	67.2	77	7.78	130	0
1951	76.4	96	87.3	53	65.4	120	10.00	93	0
1950	73.6	145	84.1	133	63.2	151	15.54	19	0
1949	77.8	42	88.4	28	67.1	80	13.03	40	0
1948	76.5	92	88.7	23	64.3	141	7.11	139	0
1947	75.3	116	85.3	109	65.4	120	10.00	93	0
1946	73.6	145	84.2	129	63	152	12.12	60	0
1945	74.3	138	84.4	127	64.1	144	9.99	95	0
1944	78.4	32	87.6	48	69.3	21	9.98	97	0
1943	78.3	34	87.3	53	69.3	21	6.66	143	0
1942	76.8	79	85.5	104	68.1	44	16.54	13	0
1941	77.7	46	87	61	68.3	37	11.09	81	0
1940	77.2	66	86.6	72	67.9	50	4.54	152	0
1939	76.7	85	85.5	104	67.9	50	15.89	17	0
1938	76.6	87	85	114	68.2	42	12.97	41	0
1937	77.3	62	86.4	79	68.1	44	9.34	105	0
1936	80.9	2	91.3	3	70.5	7	4.37	153	0
1935	76	101	84.2	129	67.7	62	12.95	42	0
1934	79.5	13	88.7	23	70.2	9	11.28	77	0
1933	77.4	57	86.8	66	68	47	6.82	142	0
1932	77.2	66	86.6	72	67.8	56	11.68	66	0
1931	77.7	46	87.1	59	68.3	37	7.78	130	0
1930	77.7	46	88.4	28	67	82	3.22	154	0
1929	75	126	84.8	118	65.2	128	6.94	140	0
1928	74.5	137	82.7	151	66.2	102	12.65	49	0
1927	72.3	154	81.1	154	63.4	149	11.19	79	0
1926	76	101	85.1	113	66.9	86	10.48	84	0
1925	77.5	52	87.4	52	67.7	62	5.62	149	0
1924	75.4	113	84.7	120	66.1	106	10.17	91	0
1923	76.4	96	85.7	97	67.2	77	12.62	52	0
1922	76.5	92	85.7	97	67.3	76	13.42	35	0
1921	79.1	17	88.3	31	69.8	12	10.20	90	0
1920	74.2	139	83.2	145	65.3	125	8.63	119	0
1919	78	40	87.5	50	68.5	35	9.45	103	0
1918	76.7	85	86.4	79	67	82	11.51	72	0
1917	74.6	133	84	136	65.3	125	9.09	110	0
1916	76.5	92	85.6	101	67.4	75	17.19	9	0
1915	73.3	151	82.1	153	64.5	138	11.49	74	0
1914	78.8	24	88.9	19	68.7	30	11.76	65	0
1913	79	18	89.3	14	68.7	30	8.12	126	0
1912	75.4	113	84.9	116	65.8	112	12.63	50	0
1911	78.1	39	88.2	36	68	47	8.84	116	0
1910	75.3	116	85	114	65.5	119	16.60	12	0
1909	77.2	66	86.7	68	67.7	62	11.65	69	0
1908	77.7	46	87.9	42	67.5	69	9.17	108	0
1907	76	101	85.7	97	66.3	100	10.52	83	0
1906	77.4	57	86.9	63	67.9	50	9.55	102	0
1905	77	75	86.4	79	67.5	69	12.92	44	0
1904	75.9	105	85.9	94	66	108	5.52	150	0
1903	75.3	116	84.8	118	65.7	115	8.28	124	0
1902	76.2	99	86.3	85	66.1	106	11.12	80	0
1901	79.6	8	89.9	10	69.4	20	9.83	99	0
1900	78.7	27	88.6	26	68.8	26	9.38	104	0
1899	78.2	38	88.3	31	68.1	44	8.61	120	0
1898	78.4	32	88.3	31	68.6	34	12.29	58	0
1897	76.8	79	87.3	53	66.4	96	10.06	92	0
1896	76.8	79	86.9	63	66.7	92	22.31	2	0
1895	76.8	79	87	61	66.6	94	12.07	61	0
1894	77.9	41	89.1	16	66.7	92	9.61	101	0
1893	77.3	62	87.8	46	66.9	86	7.76	132	0
1892	76.6	87	85.7	97	67.6	67	9.66	100	0
1891	75.2	122	84.7	120	65.7	115	11.50	73	0
1890	77.3	62	86.8	66	67.9	50	13.19	38	0
1889	73.7	143	83.2	145	64.1	144	8.97	113	0
1888	76.6	87	86.2	87	67	82	17.40	8	0
1887	78.3	34	88.8	20	67.8	56	6.39	145	0
1886	75.6	110	85.3	109	66	108	12.88	46	0
1885	76.1	100	86.5	75	65.7	115	8.16	125	0
1884	75.8	108	84	136	67.5	69	12.34	55	0
1883	75.2	122	84.2	129	66.2	102	7.58	134	0
1882	75.1	124	83.3	142	66.9	86	15.25	21	0
1881	79.6	8	89.7	12	69.5	19	6.11	147	0
1880	77.1	70	86.4	79	67.8	56	9.11	109	0
1879	76.8	79	86.1	91	67.6	67	14.58	23	0
1878	77.4	57	86.1	91	68.7	30	13.63	34	0
1877	76.5	92	85.2	112	67.9	50	12.46	54	0
1876	77.4	57	86.2	87	68.7	30	14.42	24	0
1875	75.7	109	83.1	147	68.3	37	24.44	1	0
1874	78.9	23	87.9	42	70	11	9.01	111	0
1873	77.6	51	85.6	101	69.6	16	9.31	106	2
1872									61

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2010	82.3
1936	80.9
2016	80.1
2011	80
2007	80
2022	79.8
2012	79.7
2025	79.6
2024	79.6
1991	79.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	72.3
2004	73.2
1974	73.2
1915	73.3
1967	73.4
1997	73.5
1961	73.5
1982	73.6
1950	73.6
1946	73.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1875	24.44
1896	22.31
2009	21.12
1998	19.52
2026	19.06
2015	18.94
2018	18.74
1888	17.40
1916	17.19
2020	17.11

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	3.22
1936	4.37
1940	4.54
2002	5.06
1904	5.52
1925	5.62
1994	5.93
1881	6.11
2012	6.25
1887	6.39

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 15 August 2026, 2 July 2026
Coldest night: 58°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 3.38 in; 18 June 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 19.06 in of precipitation in Louisville, KY, the wettest summer since 2009, 5th wettest of 154.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Louisville, KY: 96°F on Saturday 15 August 2026 and Thursday 2 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Louisville, KY: a low of 58°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Louisville, KY: 3.38 in on Thursday 18 June 2026.