Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.0 °C
Coldest
1.8 °C
Wettest
40%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.0 m/s average
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The average temperature in Kingston over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Kingston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 30% in July, the driest month, to 35% in December, the wettest. Winds in Kingston are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kingston come in August, when the sky is typically 36% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
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
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
32%
50%
3.6 m/s
0
0
6
February
4°C
-1°C
-2°C
34%
48%
3.4 m/s
1
0
12
March
7°C
2°C
1°C
32%
48%
3.8 m/s
2
0
22
April
12°C
6°C
7°C
35%
50%
3.6 m/s
11
1
46
May
17°C
12°C
14°C
33%
49%
3.2 m/s
41
8
70
June
23°C
17°C
22°C
31%
42%
2.8 m/s
72
29
53
July
27°C
21°C
27°C
30%
40%
2.7 m/s
49
58
21
August
26°C
19°C
26°C
30%
36%
2.5 m/s
59
53
27
September
22°C
16°C
21°C
32%
43%
2.6 m/s
71
24
58
October
17°C
11°C
14°C
33%
48%
2.8 m/s
48
4
73
November
10°C
5°C
6°C
33%
41%
3.2 m/s
11
0
40
December
5°C
1°C
-0°C
35%
46%
3.2 m/s
1
0
14
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 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. 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 winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -1°CRain 34%
Winter in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 34%
Spring in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 30%
Summer in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Kingston weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 33%
Autumn in Kingston has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 33% 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 30% in July, the driest month, to 35% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Kingston windiest?
Winds in Kingston are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 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 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.