Annual mean 12°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind W
Warmest
20.6 °C
Coldest
9.4 °C
Wettest
20%
Windiest
5.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Every reading
bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Kingston over the whole year is 12°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C. Kingston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in January, the driest month, to 19% in October, the wettest. Winds in Kingston are highest in September, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in June, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kingston come in August, when the sky is typically 60% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Kingston climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
20°C
13°C
16°C
9%
62%
4.4 m/s
63
8
78
February
19°C
12°C
15°C
10%
60%
4.4 m/s
57
6
78
March
18°C
11°C
14°C
12%
61%
4.1 m/s
53
3
80
April
16°C
10°C
12°C
12%
60%
4.0 m/s
34
0
79
May
12°C
8°C
8°C
15%
61%
4.2 m/s
9
0
67
June
10°C
6°C
6°C
17%
64%
3.8 m/s
2
0
53
July
10°C
6°C
5°C
14%
61%
4.1 m/s
0
0
48
August
11°C
6°C
6°C
17%
60%
4.2 m/s
2
0
53
September
12°C
7°C
7°C
16%
62%
4.7 m/s
7
0
60
October
14°C
8°C
10°C
19%
63%
4.5 m/s
17
0
68
November
16°C
10°C
12°C
16%
65%
4.4 m/s
34
2
73
December
18°C
12°C
14°C
13%
62%
4.6 m/s
47
3
78
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kingston weather by season
Year round, Kingston has days of about 10°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 20°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 6°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kingston weather in winterJune to August
High 10°CLow 6°CRain 16%
Winter in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in springSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 17%
Spring in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in summerDecember to February
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 11%
Summer in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in autumnMarch to May
High 15°CLow 10°CRain 13%
Autumn in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kingston?
Kingston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 9% in January, the driest month, to 19% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Kingston windiest?
Winds in Kingston are highest in September, averaging 4.7 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in June, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kingston year round?
The average temperature in Kingston over the whole year is 12°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 6°C.