Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kilmington United Kingdom

In Kilmington, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 69°F and is rarely below 24°F or above 79°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kilmington for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 11, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Kilmington is July, with an average high of 69°F and low of 53°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 16 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F. The coldest month of the year in Kilmington is February, with an average low of 35°F and high of 45°F.

In Kilmington, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kilmington begins around April 4 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 12.

The clearest month of the year in Kilmington is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 4.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kilmington is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 70% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kilmington varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.0 months, from October 4 to February 6, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kilmington is November, with an average of 10.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.0 months, from February 6 to October 4. The month with the fewest wet days in Kilmington is July, with an average of 7.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kilmington is November, with an average of 10.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on November 2.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kilmington experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Kilmington. The month with the most rain in Kilmington is November, with an average rainfall of 2.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in Kilmington is April, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

The length of the day in Kilmington varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 53 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:53 AM on June 16, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 20 minutes later at 8:13 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 4:01 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 27 minutes later at 9:28 PM on June 25.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Kilmington during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Kilmington, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kilmington experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 12 to March 29, with average wind speeds of more than 11.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kilmington is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from March 29 to October 12. The calmest month of the year in Kilmington is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kilmington is from the west throughout the year.

Kilmington is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.2 months, from July 2 to October 8, with an average temperature above 60°F. The month of the year in Kilmington with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 63°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from December 24 to April 21, with an average temperature below 49°F. The month of the year in Kilmington with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 46°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kilmington throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kilmington for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kilmington for hot-weather activities is from mid July to early August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Kilmington typically lasts for 6.5 months (198 days), from around April 17 to around November 1, rarely starting before March 28 or after May 10, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 25.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Kilmington should appear around May 9, only rarely appearing before April 28 or after May 24.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 2 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kilmington is June, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 24 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kilmington is December, with an average of 0.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kilmington are 51.127 deg latitude, -2.327 deg longitude, and 699 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kilmington contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 499 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 641 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (863 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,604 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kilmington is covered by cropland (46%), grassland (27%), and trees (26%), within 10 miles by grassland (50%) and cropland (37%), and within 50 miles by cropland (35%) and grassland (30%).