Louisville month by month
Plan your visit to Louisville by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Louisville's measured year falls into three bands. January and February average 5°C and 9°C, with 11 and 9 rain days. Spring arrives quickly. March reaches 16°C and April 19°C, though April also logs 12 rain days, tied for the second-highest count in the full year. The warm season runs May through September, with highs from 24°C to 31°C. July tops out at 31°C but carries 14 rain days, more than any other month. October and November open the driest stretch at 7 and 8 rain days, with highs of 21°C and 14°C.
All 12 months are covered in the guides below. If you're planning around weather, open September or October first. September still holds 27°C with 8 rain days, and October drops to 21°C with the year's lowest count at 7. For summer, compare July and August. August's 9 rain days versus July's 14 likely matter more than the similar highs of 30°C and 31°C. Winter narrows to January at 5°C or February at 9°C, where February's 9 rain days run drier than January's 11.
July stands out in Louisville's year with the highest average high of 31°C and the most rain at 14 days.
- January
- High
- 5°C
- Low
- -3°C
- Rain
- 118 mm
January in Louisville means grey skies, daytime temperatures that hover around 5°C (42°F), and a city still settling after the holiday rush. Most visitors save their trip for Derby…
- February
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 107 mm
February in Louisville is cold, gray, and honest-to-god quiet. That is the single most important thing to know. Daytime temperatures hover around 9°C (49°F), nights regularly dip…
- March
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 114 mm
March in Louisville is a coin flip. You might get a 22°C (72°F) afternoon where the magnolias along Cherokee Road are already blooming and everyone spills onto the patios along…
- April
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 8°C
- Rain
- 130 mm
April in Louisville is Derby season's opening act, and that changes everything. Thunder Over Louisville, the largest annual fireworks display in North America, detonates over the…
- May
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 108 mm
May in Louisville means one thing above all else. The Kentucky Derby, held the first Saturday of the month at Churchill Downs, turns this mid-sized Ohio River city into the center…
- June
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 97 mm
June in Louisville means humidity. The Ohio River valley traps moisture across Jefferson County, and at 71% average humidity with daytime highs around 29°C (85°F), you'll feel it…
- July
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 132 mm
July in Louisville means one thing above all. Humidity. The Ohio River Valley traps moisture like a basin, and at 76% average humidity, the 31°C (87°F) afternoon highs feel closer…
- August
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 78 mm
August in Louisville means heat. Expect daytime highs around 30°C (85°F) with humidity that tends to hover near 75%, the kind that clings to your skin the moment you step outside…
- September
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 94 mm
September in Louisville is bourbon season, full stop. The city sits within 150 km of roughly 95% of the world's bourbon production, and September is National Bourbon Heritage…
- October
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 11°C
- Rain
- 95 mm
October might be the best-kept timing secret in Louisville. The oppressive Ohio Valley humidity that hangs over the city from June through August has finally broken, daytime…
- November
- High
- 14°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 77 mm
November in Louisville is the quiet exhale after bourbon season and well before Derby mania. Daytime highs hover around 14°C (56°F), and mornings dip to 4°C (40°F), the kind of…
- December
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 1°C
- Rain
- 93 mm
December in Louisville is defined by early darkness, damp cold, and a city that has largely emptied of tourists since the Kentucky Derby crowds left 7 months ago. Daytime highs sit…