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Kinston, North Carolina climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Kinston has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 35°F at night. Around 53 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in September (6.6 inches) and easing off in February (3.2 inches).

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 91°F in July.

About 60 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 35°F in January.

About 42 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 53 in of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Kinston climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	56	60	67	75	82	88	91	89	84	76	67	59
Avg temp (°F)	46	48	55	63	71	78	81	79	74	65	55	49
Avg low (°F)	35	37	42	51	60	68	71	70	64	53	44	38
Precipitation (in)	3.7	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.9	5.5	5.8	6.4	6.6	3.6	3.5	3.3
Snowfall (in)	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	56	60	67	75	82	88
Avg temp (°F)	46	48	55	63	71	78
Avg low (°F)	35	37	42	51	60	68
Precipitation (in)	3.7	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.9	5.5
Snowfall (in)	0.3	0.1	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	91	89	84	76	67	59
Avg temp (°F)	81	79	74	65	55	49
Avg low (°F)	71	70	64	53	44	38
Precipitation (in)	5.8	6.4	6.6	3.6	3.5	3.3
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	8	7	8	9	11	10	8	6	7	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	4	13	21	15	5	0.5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	12	9	6	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.2	4	10
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.1	0.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	8	8	7	8	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.4	4	13
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	12	9	6	0.4	0.1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.1	0.1	0.0	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	8	6	7	8
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	21	15	5	0.5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.2	4	10
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.0

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	57	54	56	57	56	56	54	46	51	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	8	8	8	6	7	7	8	13	10	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	11	8	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	13	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	13
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	80	78	76	75	74	77	79	79	80	83
Wind speed (mph)	5.4	5.7	6.0	6.1	5.2	4.6	4.3	4.0	4.6	4.6	4.9	5.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	57	59	57	54	56	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	9	7	8	8	8	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	11	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	13	11	12	11
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	80	78	76	75
Wind speed (mph)	5.4	5.7	6.0	6.1	5.2	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	56	54	46	51	57
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	7	8	13	10	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	11	8	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	11	11	10	11	13
Relative humidity (%)	74	77	79	79	80	83
Wind speed (mph)	4.3	4.0	4.6	4.6	4.9	5.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Kinston AG Rsch (NOAA GHCN station USC00314689), about 4 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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