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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 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Around 1343 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in September (169 mm) and easing off in February (81 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKinston climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 81 | 98 | 90 | 100 | 140 | 147 | 162 | 169 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 95 | 81 | 98 | 90 | 100 | 140 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 147 | 162 | 169 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 10 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.4 | 4 | 13 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 10 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (km/h) | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| 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 (km/h) | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.3 |
| 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 (km/h) | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
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.