Kingston weather in July

In July, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 83 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kingston's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:14 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded
1788

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kingston reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51917
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Kingston weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 22°636.313.67.4
Feb23° / 22°657137.3
Mar23° / 22°787.812.27.2
Apr22° / 21°687.111.37.1
May21° / 19°817.810.66.7
Jun19° / 18°929.510.26.3
Jul18° / 17°839.110.36.2
Aug18° / 17°678.5116.4
Sep18° / 17°526.911.86.6
Oct19° / 18°456.212.76.7
Nov20° / 19°495.913.57.0
Dec22° / 21°746.713.87.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206436
216436
226436
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246535
256535
266535
276535
286535
296634
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 83 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
229
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429
529
629
730
830
931
1031
1132
1232
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2131
2230
2330
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1622981
2622981
3632971
4632971
5632971
6632971
7623071
8633070
9633070
10623170
11623170
12623170
13623170
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15623080
16632980
17632980
18642880
19652780
20652780
21662680
22672580
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24682480
25682480
26692380
27692380
28702280
29702280
30692290
31692290

Wind in July

Winds average 27 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
628breezy
728breezy
828breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:175:26
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310.27:175:27
410.27:175:28
510.27:165:28
610.27:165:28
710.27:165:29
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1110.27:165:31
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1310.37:155:32
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1610.37:145:33
1710.37:145:34
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1910.47:135:35
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2210.47:125:36
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2410.47:115:37
2510.57:115:38
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2810.57:095:40
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 2.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
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172.9Moderate
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193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kingston?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kingston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Kingston sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

rain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston in July

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Kingston in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kingston.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km
149 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
300 m
July weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

Religion
Protestant 47%none 27%Roman Catholic 13%other Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).