Louisville May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Louisville, Kentucky in the month of May.
Typical Louisville May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 77.5 °F
Average daily low 58.3 °F
Average monthly precipitation 5.2 inches
Average monthly snow none
Daily chance of precipitation 40.6%
Daily chance of snow 0%
Louisville May Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F May 26, 1926
Lowest temperature 31 °F May 10, 1966
Highest daily low 76 °F May 20, 2022
Lowest daily high 43 °F May 2, 1897
Hottest average high temperature 85.1 °F 2018
Coldest average high temperature 70.4 °F 1961
Most daily precipitation 4.6 inches May 7, 1961
Most monthly precipitation 11.6 inches 1990
Most daily snow 0.5 inches May 6, 1898
Most monthly snow 0.5 inches 1898
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 73.2 53.2 92 31
May 2 73.4 53.5 94 32
May 3 73.5 53.8 93 35
May 4 73.7 54.1 95 32
May 5 73.9 54.3 94 36
May 6 74.2 54.6 94 35
May 7 74.5 54.9 90 36
May 8 74.8 55.2 91 36
May 9 75.2 55.6 91 32
May 10 75.5 55.9 92 31
May 11 75.8 56.3 91 34
May 12 76.2 56.7 91 35
May 13 76.6 57.2 92 32
May 14 76.9 57.6 92 37
May 15 77.2 57.9 91 39
May 16 77.5 58.3 90 37
May 17 77.7 58.6 91 39
May 18 78.0 58.9 93 41
May 19 78.4 59.3 93 39
May 20 78.6 59.6 92 39
May 21 78.8 59.9 95 39
May 22 79.0 60.1 97 40
May 23 79.2 60.3 95 40
May 24 79.3 60.5 93 41
May 25 79.5 60.7 96 35
May 26 79.8 61.0 99 38
May 27 80.2 61.3 94 36
May 28 80.5 61.7 96 40
May 29 80.9 62.2 95 41
May 30 81.2 62.5 94 39
May 31 81.5 62.8 97 43
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Louisville International Airport location
1893–1947 Jeffersonville location