Kinston (NC) Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Kinston, North Carolina, United States of America is 23°C (73°F), with daytime highs ranging from 12°C (54°F) in January to 32°C (90°F) in July. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Kinston compares to cities worldwide.
Kinston Monthly Temperatures
The weather in Kinston experiences significant differences between warm and cold seasons, with big shifts in temperature. At night, minimum temperatures range from 21°C (70°F) in July to 0°C (32°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kinston by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Kinston vs the United States of America
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United States of America. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Kinston vs World: Temperature Compared
Kinston's average annual maximum temperature is 23°C (73°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
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.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Kinston's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Kinston climate page.
