Current Drought Conditions for Kentucky - May 26, 2026
Kentucky Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 81% (32,587 square miles) of Kentucky is under active drought conditions, with an additional 5% (2,026 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Kentucky: 19.4% (7,836 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 55.8% (22,525 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 5.5% (2,226 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Kentucky drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 2,026 | 5% | 5% |
| Moderate Drought | 7,836 | 19.4% | 19.4% |
| Severe Drought | 22,525 | 55.8% | 55.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 2,226 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
Kentucky Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Kentucky
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Adairville | Extreme Drought |
| Ages | Severe Drought |
| Albany | Severe Drought |
| Allensville | Extreme Drought |
| Arjay | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Severe Drought |
| Auburn | Severe Drought |
| Auxier | Severe Drought |
| Bandana | Severe Drought |
| Barbourville | Severe Drought |
| Bardstown | Moderate Drought |
| Bardwell | Severe Drought |
| Barlow | Severe Drought |
| Beaver Dam | Severe Drought |
| Beech Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Beechmont | Severe Drought |
| Belfry | Severe Drought |
| Benham | Severe Drought |
| Benton | Severe Drought |
| Berea | Severe Drought |
| Betsy Layne | Severe Drought |
| Big Clifty | Severe Drought |
| Bloomfield | Moderate Drought |
| Bonnieville | Severe Drought |
| Boston | Moderate Drought |
| Bowling Green | Severe Drought |
| Bradfordsville | Extreme Drought |
| Brandenburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Bremen | Severe Drought |
| Brodhead | Severe Drought |
| Brownsville | Severe Drought |
| Buffalo | Severe Drought |
| Burgin | Severe Drought |
| Burkesville | Severe Drought |
| Burna | Moderate Drought |
| Calhoun | Severe Drought |
| Calvert City | Severe Drought |
| Camargo | Moderate Drought |
| Campbellsville | Severe Drought |
| Caneyville | Severe Drought |
| Carlisle | Moderate Drought |
| Cave City | Severe Drought |
| Cawood | Severe Drought |
| Cecilia | Severe Drought |
| Centertown | Severe Drought |
| Central City | Severe Drought |
| Cerulean | Severe Drought |
| Chaplin | Moderate Drought |
| Clarkson | Severe Drought |
| Clay | Moderate Drought |
| Cleaton | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| Cloverport | Moderate Drought |
| Coldiron | Severe Drought |
| Columbia | Severe Drought |
| Columbus | Severe Drought |
| Combs | Severe Drought |
| Coxton | Severe Drought |
| Crab Orchard | Severe Drought |
| Crayne | Moderate Drought |
| Crofton | Severe Drought |
| Cunningham | Severe Drought |
| Danville | Severe Drought |
| Dawson Springs | Severe Drought |
| Dexter | Severe Drought |
| Dixon | Moderate Drought |
| Drakesboro | Severe Drought |
| Dunmor | Severe Drought |
| Dwale | Severe Drought |
| Earlington | Severe Drought |
| Eddyville | Severe Drought |
| Edmonton | Severe Drought |
| Ekron | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabethtown | Moderate Drought |
| Elkhorn City | Severe Drought |
| Elkton | Extreme Drought |
| Eubank | Extreme Drought |
| Fairview | Severe Drought |
| Fancy Farm | Severe Drought |
| Farmington | Severe Drought |
| Ferguson | Severe Drought |
| Flat Lick | Moderate Drought |
| Fordsville | Severe Drought |
| Fountain Run | Severe Drought |
| Franklin | Severe Drought |
| Fredonia | Severe Drought |
| Freeburn | Severe Drought |
| Fulton | Severe Drought |
| Gamaliel | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Moderate Drought |
| Gilbertsville | Severe Drought |
| Glasgow | Severe Drought |
| Grand Rivers | Severe Drought |
| Grayson | Abnormally Dry |
| Greensburg | Severe Drought |
| Greenville | Severe Drought |
| Guthrie | Extreme Drought |
| Hanson | Severe Drought |
| Hardin | Severe Drought |
| Hardinsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hardyville | Severe Drought |
| Harlan | Severe Drought |
| Harrodsburg | Severe Drought |
| Hartford | Severe Drought |
| Hawesville | Abnormally Dry |
| Hazel | Severe Drought |
| Hickman | Severe Drought |
| Hickory | Severe Drought |
| High Bridge | Severe Drought |
| Hindman | Severe Drought |
| Hiseville | Severe Drought |
| Hodgenville | Severe Drought |
| Hopkinsville | Severe Drought |
| Horse Cave | Severe Drought |
| Hustonville | Extreme Drought |
| Inez | Severe Drought |
| Irvington | Moderate Drought |
| Island | Severe Drought |
| Jackson | Severe Drought |
| Jamestown | Severe Drought |
| Jenkins | Severe Drought |
| Junction City | Severe Drought |
| Kenvir | Severe Drought |
| Kevil | Severe Drought |
| Kuttawa | Severe Drought |
| La Center | Severe Drought |
| Lancaster | Severe Drought |
| Lawrenceburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Severe Drought |
| Lebanon Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Leitchfield | Severe Drought |
| Lewisburg | Severe Drought |
| Lewisport | Abnormally Dry |
| Liberty | Extreme Drought |
| Livermore | Severe Drought |
| Loretto | Severe Drought |
| Louisa | Moderate Drought |
| Loyall | Severe Drought |
| Lynch | Severe Drought |
| Maceo | Abnormally Dry |
| Mackville | Moderate Drought |
| Madisonville | Severe Drought |
| Magnolia | Severe Drought |
| Manitou | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Moderate Drought |
| Marrowbone | Severe Drought |
| Martin | Severe Drought |
| Masonville | Severe Drought |
| Mayfield | Severe Drought |
| Mayking | Severe Drought |
| McDowell | Severe Drought |
| McHenry | Severe Drought |
| McKinney | Extreme Drought |
| McRoberts | Severe Drought |
| Midway | Moderate Drought |
| Millersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Millstone | Severe Drought |
| Monticello | Severe Drought |
| Morganfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Morgantown | Severe Drought |
| Mortons Gap | Severe Drought |
| Mount Sterling | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Washington | Abnormally Dry |
| Muldraugh | Abnormally Dry |
| Munfordville | Severe Drought |
| Murray | Severe Drought |
| Nebo | Severe Drought |
| New Haven | Severe Drought |
| New Hope | Severe Drought |
| Nicholasville | Severe Drought |
| North Middletown | Moderate Drought |
| Nortonville | Severe Drought |
| Oak Grove | Severe Drought |
| Oakland | Severe Drought |
| Olive Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Owensboro | Moderate Drought |
| Paducah | Moderate Drought |
| Paintsville | Severe Drought |
| Paris | Moderate Drought |
| Park City | Severe Drought |
| Pathfork | Moderate Drought |
| Payne Gap | Severe Drought |
| Pembroke | Severe Drought |
| Perryville | Severe Drought |
| Pineville | Moderate Drought |
| Pippa Passes | Severe Drought |
| Plano | Severe Drought |
| Plum Springs | Severe Drought |
| Powderly | Severe Drought |
| Prestonsburg | Severe Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Providence | Moderate Drought |
| Pryorsburg | Severe Drought |
| Radcliff | Moderate Drought |
| Raywick | Severe Drought |
| Richmond | Severe Drought |
| Rineyville | Moderate Drought |
| Robards | Abnormally Dry |
| Rochester | Severe Drought |
| Rockholds | Extreme Drought |
| Rockport | Severe Drought |
| Rosine | Severe Drought |
| Russell Springs | Severe Drought |
| Russellville | Extreme Drought |
| Sacramento | Severe Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Salvisa | Severe Drought |
| Salyersville | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Hook | Moderate Drought |
| Science Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Scottsville | Severe Drought |
| Sebree | Abnormally Dry |
| Sedalia | Severe Drought |
| Sharpsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Shepherdsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Slaughters | Severe Drought |
| Smithland | Moderate Drought |
| Smiths Grove | Severe Drought |
| Somerset | Severe Drought |
| Sonora | Severe Drought |
| South Carrollton | Severe Drought |
| South Wallins | Severe Drought |
| South Williamson | Severe Drought |
| Spottsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Stanford | Severe Drought |
| Sturgis | Moderate Drought |
| Summer Shade | Severe Drought |
| Summersville | Severe Drought |
| Symsonia | Severe Drought |
| Taylorsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Tompkinsville | Severe Drought |
| Trenton | Extreme Drought |
| Upton | Severe Drought |
| Utica | Severe Drought |
| Versailles | Moderate Drought |
| Vicco | Severe Drought |
| Vine Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Virgie | Severe Drought |
| Wallins Creek | Severe Drought |
| Warfield | Severe Drought |
| Water Valley | Severe Drought |
| Waverly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wayland | Severe Drought |
| West Point | Abnormally Dry |
| Wheatcroft | Moderate Drought |
| Wheelwright | Severe Drought |
| White Plains | Severe Drought |
| Whitesburg | Severe Drought |
| Whitesville | Severe Drought |
| Wickliffe | Severe Drought |
| Willisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Wilmore | Severe Drought |
| Winchester | Severe Drought |
| Wingo | Severe Drought |
| Woodburn | Severe Drought |
| Blackey | Severe Drought |
| Owingsville | Moderate Drought |
| Phelps | Severe Drought |
| Pikeville | Severe Drought |
| Annville | Severe Drought |
| Beattyville | Moderate Drought |
| Booneville | Severe Drought |
| Buckhorn | Severe Drought |
| Burnside | Severe Drought |
| Campton | Moderate Drought |
| Clay City | Moderate Drought |
| Corbin | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland | Severe Drought |
| Diablock | Severe Drought |
| East Bernstadt | Severe Drought |
| Emlyn | Extreme Drought |
| Ezel | Moderate Drought |
| Frenchburg | Moderate Drought |
| Hazard | Severe Drought |
| Hyden | Severe Drought |
| Irvine | Moderate Drought |
| Jeffersonville | Moderate Drought |
| Lakeview Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Livingston | Severe Drought |
| London | Severe Drought |
| Manchester | Severe Drought |
| McKee | Severe Drought |
| Morehead | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Vernon | Severe Drought |
| North Corbin | Severe Drought |
| Oneida | Severe Drought |
| Pine Knot | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant View | Extreme Drought |
| Ravenna | Moderate Drought |
| Salt Lick | Moderate Drought |
| Stanton | Moderate Drought |
| Stearns | Severe Drought |
| West Liberty | Moderate Drought |
| Whitley City | Severe Drought |
| Williamsburg | Extreme Drought |
| Jeff | Severe Drought |
| Artemus | Severe Drought |
| Cadiz | Severe Drought |
| Fox Chase | Abnormally Dry |
| Hebron Estates | Abnormally Dry |
| Hunters Hollow | Abnormally Dry |
| Pioneer Village | Abnormally Dry |
| Fleming-Neon | Severe Drought |
| Lexington-Fayette | Moderate Drought |
| Coal Run Village | Severe Drought |
| Hillview | Abnormally Dry |
| Breckinridge Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Doe Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Farley | Severe Drought |