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Kingston, New York climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Kingston has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1347 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (125 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 29°C in July.

About 18 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −6°C in January.

About 112 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1347 mm of rain a year, plus 125 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.7 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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

Kingston climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	2	4	9	16	22	27	29	28	24	17	10	5
Avg temp (°C)	−2	−1	4	10	16	21	24	22	18	12	6	1
Avg low (°C)	−6	−6	−2	4	10	15	18	17	13	6	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	95	83	113	106	107	123	126	124	124	126	102	117
Snowfall (cm)	40	28	26	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	22

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	2	4	9	16	22	27
Avg temp (°C)	−2	−1	4	10	16	21
Avg low (°C)	−6	−6	−2	4	10	15
Precipitation (mm)	95	83	113	106	107	123
Snowfall (cm)	40	28	26	4	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	28	24	17	10	5
Avg temp (°C)	24	22	18	12	6	1
Avg low (°C)	18	17	13	6	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	126	124	124	126	102	117
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	—	5	22

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	11	12	10	10	9	8	10	9	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.0	0.3	2	3	8	4	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	23	20	6	0.4	—	—	—	0.0	4	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	3	3	3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	11	12	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.0	0.3	2	3
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	23	20	6	0.4	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	3	3	3	0.4	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	8	10	9	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	8	4	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.0	4	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.4	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	65	63	63	64	64	61	57	55	55	59	63	64
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	9	7	6	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	11	10	11	11	13	12	9	11	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	15	15	13	12	12	12	13	14	15
Relative humidity (%)	88	87	83	78	78	77	73	73	74	77	81	86
Wind speed (m/s)	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	65	63	63	64	64	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	6	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	11	11	10	11	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	13	15	15	15	13
Relative humidity (%)	88	87	83	78	78	77
Wind speed (m/s)	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	57	55	55	59	63	64
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	8	9	7	6	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	9	11	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	12	12	13	14	15
Relative humidity (%)	73	73	74	77	81	86
Wind speed (m/s)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Danbury (NOAA GHCN station USC00061762), about 76 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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