Kingston monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kingston

Kingston average temperature chart (Celsius) Kingston average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kingston (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.7 18.8 16.1 12.1 7.9 4.9 4.3 6.4 9.5 12.2 14.7 17.1
°F 65.7 65.9 61 53.8 46.1 40.9 39.8 43.6 49.1 54 58.5 62.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kingston monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kingston monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kingston (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 89 61 92 79 91 87 77 82 92 101 77 90
inches 3.5 2.4 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.4 3 3.2 3.6 4 3 3.5
Rainy days 12 10 11 12 13 11 12 11 12 14 12 13

Average annual rainfall in Kingston: 1140.4mm (449 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kingston

Kingston average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kingston
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.3 7.1 5.7 4.4 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.7 4.9 5.8 6.8 7.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kingston average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kingston average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kingston (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 6.4 6.5 5.2 2.7 -0 -2.3 -2.7 -1.9 -0.2 1.8 3.4 5.4
Max °C 19 19.2 16.4 12.4 8.1 5.1 4.5 6.7 9.8 12.5 15 17.4
Min °F 43.5 43.6 41.4 36.8 31.9 27.9 27.1 28.7 31.7 35.2 38.1 41.7
Max °F 54.9 55 51.4 45.5 39.2 34.5 33.6 36.3 40.6 44.8 48.6 52.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kingston average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kingston average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kingston in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 13.6 14.1 13.6 12.9 12 11.2 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.8 11.5 12.5
°F 56.4 57.3 56.5 55.2 53.6 52.2 51.3 50.8 50.9 51.5 52.7 54.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kingston average winspeed by month (km/h) Kingston average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kingston (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 9 12 13 13 12
mph 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 8 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kingston relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kingston
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
69% 73% 75% 76% 80% 82% 83% 81% 74% 70% 69% 71%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Kingston weather stats

Kingston weather statistics
Hottest month: February 18.8°C 65.8°F
Driest month: February 61mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: February 7.1hrs
Coldest month: July 4.3°C 39.7°F
Wettest month: October 101mm 4ins
Warmest sea: February 14.1°C 57.4°F
Map showing location of Kingston (-45.33333, 168.7) Kingston map pin © Google

Locations nearby

Top New Zealand locations