Kinston weather in January: Kinston, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Kinston in January has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 46°F, holding near 56°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal January, 3.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 95 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationKinston Agricultural Research
- Station IDUSC00314689
- Location35.30°N 77.57°W
- Elevation60 ft (18 m)
- Population19,519
- Jan 56° 35°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 82° 60°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 84° 64°
- Oct 76° 53°
- Nov 67° 44°
- Dec 59° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Kinston in January?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.7°F. January is 2.8°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Kinston and the 7th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 56°F on January 1 to 57°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 42°F and 49°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% |
| January 8 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% |
| January 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% |
| January 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% |
| January 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 26% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 56°F | 36°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 56°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 56°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 57°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 57°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 57°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 57°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 57°F | 35°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 57°F | 36°F | 26% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 35°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.74 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314689; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Kinston in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 2 (27%). In all, 3.74 in falls on 8 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Kinston, 14 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314689.
What are the records for January in Kinston?
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.7°F: 2021 42.6°F (−3.1), 2022 41.0°F (−4.7), 2023 49.5°F (+3.8), 2024 45.3°F (−0.4), 2025 37.4°F (−8.3), 2026 41.6°F (−4.1). 1 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.6°F | −3.1°F | 8.71 in |
| 2022 | 41.0°F | −4.7°F | 5.03 in |
| 2023 | 49.5°F | +3.8°F | 3.78 in |
| 2024 | 45.3°F | −0.4°F | 2.67 in |
| 2025 | 37.4°F | −8.3°F | 2.23 in |
| 2026 | 41.6°F | −4.1°F | 1.77 in |
Source: recent months: ACIS, station USC00314689. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Kinston compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, January normal highs run from 35°F in Beech Mountain to 60°F in Southport; Kinston's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Kinston in December59°F by day, 38°F at night
- Kinston in February60°F by day, 37°F at night
- Kinston through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Januarynormal high 60°F