Kinston climate

Kinston Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kinston Ag Rsch, 3.9 km from Kinston

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 56°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kinston, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
100°FMay 19, 1996
Record low
34°FMay 11, 1966
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.7
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 179°F56°F94°F 198637°F 197726%0%
May 280°F56°F93°F 201038°F 196926%0%
May 380°F56°F92°F 201238°F 198126%0%
May 480°F56°F92°F 201237°F 198626%0%
May 580°F57°F91°F 202140°F 199726%0%
May 680°F57°F92°F 197741°F 197326%0%
May 780°F57°F94°F 197738°F 197026%0%
May 881°F57°F93°F 197736°F 197426%0%
May 981°F58°F92°F 201041°F 197626%0%
May 1081°F58°F91°F 200336°F 198626%0%
May 1181°F58°F92°F 199634°F 196626%0%
May 1281°F58°F91°F 201840°F 196926%0%
May 1381°F59°F95°F 200043°F 202126%0%
May 1482°F59°F93°F 197042°F 201326%0%
May 1582°F59°F93°F 197042°F 201326%0%
May 1682°F59°F93°F 201045°F 197726%0%
May 1782°F60°F92°F 202540°F 198426%0%
May 1882°F60°F95°F 197740°F 198327%0%
May 1983°F60°F100°F 199644°F 197327%0%
May 2083°F61°F98°F 199645°F 200227%0%
May 2183°F61°F98°F 199642°F 200227%0%
May 2283°F61°F96°F 197542°F 200227%0%
May 2383°F61°F95°F 197541°F 200227%0%
May 2483°F62°F94°F 199449°F 196727%0%
May 2584°F62°F98°F 201935°F 196728%0%
May 2684°F62°F96°F 201147°F 198828%0%
May 2784°F62°F98°F 201946°F 196728%0%
May 2884°F63°F94°F 202141°F 199728%0%
May 2984°F63°F100°F 201946°F 199728%0%
May 3085°F63°F100°F 201947°F 199729%0%
May 3185°F64°F100°F 201946°F 199629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kinston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314689 (Kinston Ag Rsch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00314689, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.