Louisville Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Louisville, Kentucky during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for Louisville, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in the city, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 26 | January | 6 | -3 |
48 | 30 | February | 9 | -1 |
58 | 39 | March | 15 | 4 |
71 | 49 | April | 22 | 10 |
79 | 61 | May | 26 | 16 |
87 | 68 | June | 30 | 20 |
90 | 71 | July | 32 | 22 |
88 | 70 | August | 31 | 21 |
83 | 63 | September | 29 | 17 |
71 | 51 | October | 22 | 10 |
57 | 38 | November | 14 | 3 |
49 | 33 | December | 9 | 1 |
69 | 50 | Year | 20 | 10 |
High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 28 | January | 6 | -2 |
48 | 31 | February | 9 | -1 |
58 | 39 | March | 15 | 4 |
70 | 49 | April | 21 | 9 |
78 | 59 | May | 25 | 15 |
86 | 67 | June | 30 | 20 |
89 | 71 | July | 32 | 22 |
88 | 70 | August | 31 | 21 |
82 | 62 | September | 28 | 17 |
71 | 50 | October | 21 | 10 |
58 | 39 | November | 14 | 4 |
47 | 32 | December | 8 | 0 |
68 | 50 | Year | 20 | 10 |
Days of Hot Weather in Louisville
Temperatures into the 90s Fahrenheit can descend on Louisville anytime from May to October.
The city averages just one day in a summer when the daytime high reaches into the 100s (over 37 °C).
70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
March | 6 | 1 | 0 |
April | 16 | 5 | 0 |
May | 25 | 15 | 1 |
June | 29 | 25 | 9 |
July | 31 | 30 | 14 |
August | 31 | 29 | 13 |
September | 28 | 19 | 6 |
October | 16 | 6 | 0 |
November | 4 | 0 | 0 |
December | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Year | 189 | 129 | 43 |
How Often Louisville Has Cold Temperatures
Louisville usually has nights with freezing temperatures dispersed from October to March. Normally four nights a year get as cold as 10 degrees F or below.
In winter, from December to February, Louisville has an occasional day that never warms up to above 32 °F. Although rare, the cold daytime weather can even spill over into March or November. The city on average sees 13 days a year that remain below freezing.
10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
---|---|---|---|
January | 3 | 8 | 21 |
February | 1 | 5 | 17 |
March | 0 | 1 | 10 |
April | 0 | 0 | 1 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
October | 0 | 0 | 1 |
November | 0 | 1 | 8 |
December | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Year | 4 | 19 | 74 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.
More on Weather in Kentucky
- Louisville Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages
- Louisville Temperatures in Recent Years
- Louisville Temperature Averages by Decade
- Average Temperatures Throughout Kentucky
- Precipitation Averages for Places in Kentucky
- Days of Sunshine a Year in Kentucky
- Kentucky Snowfall Averages
- Typical Kentucky Humidity Levels