The official National Weather Service forecast for Kinston — 35.2627°N, 77.5816°W, population 21,050, 23.1 miles from I-587. Forecasts here are written by NWS MHX, this county’s forecast office.
| Lenoir County | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 73 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 35 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 52.9 |
1996–2025 normals for Lenoir County — the climate division Kinston sits in. All-time county record high 103.2°F (1952-06-27); record low -2.1°F (1985-01-21). Source: NOAA / National Weather Service.