Kingston Temperature by Month
Kingston in Dorset, United Kingdom sees moderate seasonal temperature shifts, with daytime highs between 10°C (50°F) in February and 20°C (68°F) in August, averaging 15°C (59°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Kingston Monthly Temperatures
In Kingston, seasonal changes bring about a moderate variation in temperatures. Nighttime lows range from 15°C (59°F) in August to 5°C (41°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kingston by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. August, the warmest month, gets 210 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Kingston vs the United Kingdom
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Kingston vs World: Temperature Compared
Kingston's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.
New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Kingston's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Kingston climate page.
