The article is dedicated to experimental research of the thermal mode of a street luminaire with light emitting diodes (LED). The IR thermography method was used to obtain data on temperature time dependence on the light-emitting diode matrix (LEDM) surface. Based on the thermogram analysis, the warming-up speed and maximum temperatures of the LEDM surface were determined. The data collected on the thermal operating mode study of a street luminaire with LEDs using contact measurements of temperature and density of the thermal flow are also presented.