Kingston climate — normals and trends
Kingston (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,207 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kingston averages 120 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Kingston has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 133 to 107 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 2 September 1953) and the coldest -26.8 °C (on 16 February 1943).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KingstonNew York
- coords
- 41.93°, -74.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,207mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
122.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
2 September 1953
Coldest day
-26.8 °C
16 February 1943
Wettest day
159 mm
8 October 2005
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
25 November 1950
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
26 August 1948
Coldest feels-like
-31.9 °C
25 December 1980
Snowiest day
36.7 cm
14 March 2017
Sunniest day
14.5 h
24 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 33 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 1.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 85 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 84 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 247 mm | +135 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 96 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 139 mm | +34 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 44 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 165 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 51 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 1.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 79 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingston?
Kingston has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,207 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingston?
The hottest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1953, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingston?
The coldest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1943, at -26.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kingston?
Yes. Kingston gets on average 122.6 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Kingston warmed?
Yes: Kingston warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingston?
The wettest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2005, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingston?
The windiest day measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingston?
The warmest month in Kingston is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingston?
Kingston receives on average 1,207 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingston?
Kingston gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kingston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kingston between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2017, with 36.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kingston?
Yes: Kingston has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingston?
In Kingston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 26 August 1948, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 25 December 1980.
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