Kinston Weather in January
Average highs run from 61°F on January 1 to 62°F on January 31, and lows from 38°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.47 in over about 8 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 5.47 in
- Record high
- 85°FJan 1, 2022
- Record low
- 13°FJan 22, 2025
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 61°F | 38°F | 85°F 2022 | 25°F 2018 | 26% |
| Jan 2 | 61°F | 38°F | 82°F 2022 | 21°F 2018 | 26% |
| Jan 3 | 61°F | 38°F | 82°F 2023 | 27°F 2010 | 26% |
| Jan 4 | 61°F | 38°F | 78°F 2023 | 23°F 2012 | 27% |
| Jan 5 | 61°F | 38°F | 77°F 2009 | 22°F 2010 | 27% |
| Jan 6 | 61°F | 38°F | 78°F 2009 | 21°F 2010 | 27% |
| Jan 7 | 61°F | 38°F | 76°F 2012 | 16°F 2014 | 27% |
| Jan 8 | 61°F | 38°F | 77°F 2012 | 19°F 2014 | 27% |
| Jan 9 | 61°F | 37°F | 78°F 2022 | 21°F 2010 | 27% |
| Jan 10 | 61°F | 37°F | 81°F 2013 | 21°F 2010 | 27% |
| Jan 11 | 61°F | 37°F | 82°F 2023 | 19°F 2010 | 27% |
| Jan 12 | 61°F | 37°F | 81°F 2017 | 26°F 2011 | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 61°F | 37°F | 79°F 2013 | 22°F 2011 | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 61°F | 37°F | 80°F 2013 | 21°F 2011 | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 61°F | 37°F | 82°F 2020 | 25°F 2011 | 27% |
| Jan 16 | 61°F | 37°F | 82°F 2017 | 23°F 2026 | 27% |
| Jan 17 | 61°F | 37°F | 80°F 2017 | 17°F 2024 | 27% |
| Jan 18 | 61°F | 37°F | 82°F 2017 | 20°F 2018 | 27% |
| Jan 19 | 61°F | 37°F | 80°F 2017 | 24°F 2018 | 27% |
| Jan 20 | 61°F | 37°F | 81°F 2017 | 25°F 2024 | 27% |
| Jan 21 | 61°F | 37°F | 80°F 2012 | 20°F 2024 | 27% |
| Jan 22 | 61°F | 38°F | 76°F 2012 | 13°F 2025 | 27% |
| Jan 23 | 61°F | 38°F | 78°F 2012 | 17°F 2025 | 27% |
| Jan 24 | 61°F | 38°F | 77°F 2024 | 23°F 2025 | 27% |
| Jan 25 | 61°F | 38°F | 81°F 2012 | 24°F 2025 | 27% |
| Jan 26 | 62°F | 38°F | 76°F 2021 | 26°F 2026 | 27% |
| Jan 27 | 62°F | 38°F | 77°F 2009 | 20°F 2026 | 27% |
| Jan 28 | 62°F | 38°F | 73°F 2013 | 26°F 2014 | 28% |
| Jan 29 | 62°F | 38°F | 80°F 2013 | 21°F 2014 | 28% |
| Jan 30 | 62°F | 38°F | 79°F 2013 | 18°F 2014 | 28% |
| Jan 31 | 62°F | 38°F | 81°F 2023 | 26°F 2026 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00012675 (Enterprise 4 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053843, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.