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Kinston city, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Kinston city • Census GEOID: 3735920 • Lenoir County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Kinston city.

Reference Weather Station: KINSTON AG RSCH, NC US (ID: USC00314689) • Located 2.0 miles from community center • Elevation: 18.3 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 56.1° 35.3° 45.7° 3.74"
February 60.0° 36.8° 48.4° 3.20"
March 66.7° 42.4° 54.5° 3.84"
April 75.4° 51.3° 63.4° 3.53"
May 82.0° 59.5° 70.7° 3.92"
June 87.9° 67.6° 77.7° 5.53"
July 90.6° 71.4° 81.0° 5.79"
August 88.8° 69.6° 79.2° 6.36"
September 83.8° 64.2° 74.0° 6.64"
October 76.0° 53.1° 64.6° 3.56"
November 66.7° 43.8° 55.2° 3.46"
December 58.9° 38.0° 48.5° 3.29"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station KINSTON AG RSCH, NC US (ID: USC00314689) • 2.0 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at KINSTON AG RSCH, NC US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 49.0 56.5 64.0 71.5 79.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 63.1°F 2011: Annual mean 64.7°F 2012: Annual mean 64.7°F 2013: Annual mean 62.7°F 2016: Annual mean 64.8°F 2017: Annual mean 65.4°F 2018: Annual mean 64.6°F 2019: Annual mean 64.4°F 2020: Annual mean 63.4°F 2021: Annual mean 62.6°F 2022: Annual mean 62.7°F 2023: Annual mean 63.2°F 2024: Annual mean 63.5°F 2025: Annual mean 62.2°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 73.7°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 75.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 75.1°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 72.9°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 75.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 76.4°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 75.1°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 75.2°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 73.6°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 73.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 73.8°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 74.2°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 74.1°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 72.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 52.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 53.6°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 54.2°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 52.4°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 54.0°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 54.3°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 54.2°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 53.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 53.3°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 52.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 51.6°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 52.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 52.9°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 51.6°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 63.1 73.7 52.4
2011 64.7 75.8 53.6
2012 64.7 75.1 54.2
2013 62.7 72.9 52.4
2014 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2015 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2016 64.8 75.6 54.0
2017 65.4 76.4 54.3
2018 64.6 75.1 54.2
2019 64.4 75.2 53.5
2020 63.4 73.6 53.3
2021 62.6 73.3 52.0
2022 62.7 73.8 51.6
2023 63.2 74.2 52.3
2024 63.5 74.1 52.9
2025 62.2 72.9 51.6
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.