Kingston Metro Area, NY Climate

The Kingston, NY Metro Area is known for its mild climate. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with moderately warm summers and cold winters. Spring and summer months are characterized by temperatures between 65-85°F while fall and winter months usually drop to temperatures between 30-45°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, although rain and snowfall tend to be heaviest in the late fall and winter months. Humidity levels are moderate year round as well, making it a comfortable place to live in all seasons.

Kingston Metro Area, New York gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kingston Metro Area averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Kingston Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingston Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Kingston metro area is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in New York.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the Kingston metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kingston, New York	United States
	47.7 in.	38.1 in.
	47.1 in.	27.8 in.
	126.7 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	82.8°	85.8°
	13.7°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.6	4.3
	1123 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Kingston metro area with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in New York. In the Kingston metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Kingston metro area are June, August and September.

In the Kingston metro area, there are 9.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in New York.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Kingston metro area with an average of 13.7°. This is colder than most places in New York.

In the Kingston metro area, there are 149.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in New York.

In the Kingston metro area, there are 8.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in New York.

Humidity in the Kingston metro area is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the Kingston metro area with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in the Kingston metro area means that it is wetter than most places in New York.

May is the rainiest month in the Kingston metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in the Kingston metro area, which is about average compared to other places in New York. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.1 inches in the Kingston metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in New York. January is the snowiest month in the Kingston metro area with 13.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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