Louisville (KY) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Louisville

Louisville average temperature chart (Celsius) Louisville average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Louisville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.5 7.1 13.5 19.5 24.5 28.8 30.7 29.9 26.6 20.7 13.7 7.1
°F 40 44.8 56.2 67.2 76.2 83.8 87.3 85.8 80 69.2 56.7 44.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Louisville monthly rainfall chart (mm) Louisville monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Louisville (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 78 83 117 107 118 92 116 90 80 69 94 93
inches 3.1 3.3 4.6 4.2 4.7 3.6 4.6 3.6 3.1 2.7 3.7 3.7
Rainy days 10 11 13 11 12 10 11 9 8 8 11 12

Average annual rainfall in Louisville: 1090.4mm (429.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Louisville

Louisville average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Louisville
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.9 5.7 6.5 7.8 9 10.2 10.1 9.4 8.4 7.2 4.9 4.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Louisville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Louisville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Louisville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.3 -3.6 1.9 7 12.2 16.8 19.2 18.3 14.3 7.4 2.8 -2.4
Max °C 4.7 7.4 13.8 19.9 24.9 29.1 31 30.2 27 21 14 7.4
Min °F 22.5 25.6 35.3 44.5 53.9 62.2 66.6 64.9 57.7 45.3 37 27.8
Max °F 31.5 35.4 46 56.1 65.3 73.2 77.2 75.6 69.1 57.6 47.1 36.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Louisville average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Louisville average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Louisville in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 8.3 7.5 7.7 9.3 12.7 18 23 24.5 22.6 17.9 13.4 10.2
°F 47 45.6 45.9 48.8 54.8 64.3 73.4 76.1 72.7 64.3 56.2 50.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Louisville average winspeed by month (km/h) Louisville average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Louisville (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 17 17 17 14 13 12 11 12 13 15 16
mph 10 10 11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Louisville relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Louisville
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 69% 65% 63% 67% 69% 71% 72% 73% 70% 70% 71%

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Louisville weather stats

Louisville weather statistics
Hottest month: July 30.7°C 87.3°F
Driest month: October 69mm 2.7ins
Sunniest month: July 10.1hrs
Coldest month: January 4.5°C 40.1°F
Wettest month: May 118mm 4.6ins
Warmest sea: August 24.5°C 76.1°F
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