Rhode Island climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Rhode Island's statewide normal is 50.7°F a year with 49.1 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 3.2°F per century since 1895, and 2012 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 50.7°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 49.1 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.4°F2021-2025 mean 52.1°F
- Places with normals
- 116 Census places, 5 other stations
What is Rhode Island's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan38°21°
- Feb40°22°
- Mar47°29°
- Apr58°38°
- May68°47°
- Jun76°57°
- Jul82°63°
- Aug81°62°
- Sep74°54°
- Oct63°44°
- Nov52°35°
- Dec43°26°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 21°F | 29.1°F | 3.94 |
| February | 40°F | 22°F | 30.8°F | 3.45 |
| March | 47°F | 29°F | 37.7°F | 4.81 |
| April | 58°F | 38°F | 47.7°F | 4.42 |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 57.6°F | 3.55 |
| June | 76°F | 57°F | 66.5°F | 3.96 |
| July | 82°F | 63°F | 72.3°F | 3.37 |
| August | 81°F | 62°F | 71.1°F | 3.86 |
| September | 74°F | 54°F | 64.0°F | 4.08 |
| October | 63°F | 44°F | 53.2°F | 4.75 |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 43.4°F | 4.14 |
| December | 43°F | 26°F | 34.6°F | 4.77 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Rhode Island been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 50.7°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 3.2°F per century; the warmest year was 2012 (52.9°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.5°F | +1.8°F |
| 2022 | 52.1°F | +1.4°F |
| 2023 | 52.5°F | +1.9°F |
| 2024 | 52.3°F | +1.6°F |
| 2025 | 51.1°F | +0.5°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Rhode Island?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Tiverton has the warmest year (52.9°F) and North Foster (1 mi E) the coolest (49.1°F); North Foster (1 mi E) is the wettest (53.8 in) and Newport the driest (42.2 in), and North Foster (1 mi E) gets the most snow (62 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 52.1°F | 84°F | 22°F | 47.5 | 37 | April 11 |
| Woonsocket | 51.1°F | 84°F | 19°F | 51.9 | 42 | April 22 |
| Newport | 51.3°F | 80°F | 24°F | 42.2 | – | April 11 |
| Westerly | 52.5°F | 82°F | 25°F | 42.8 | – | April 11 |
| Tiverton | 52.9°F | 85°F | 24°F | 49.4 | 38 | April 11 |
| Kingston | 49.2°F | 80°F | 19°F | 51.6 | – | May 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Rhode Island's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 104°F to −28°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 104°F | Providence | August 2, 1975 |
| Lowest temperature | −28°F | Wood River Junction | January 11, 1942 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 12.13 in | Westerly | September 16, 1932 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 37.9 in | Providence T.F. Green Airport | February 22, 2026 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 42 in | Providence T.F. Green Airport (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | February 23, 2026 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in Rhode Island have no climate record of their own?
These 3 cities of 50,000 or more have no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under their own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
Which other NOAA stations in Rhode Island keep normals?
5 stations in Rhode Island that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Tiverton52.9°F a year, 49.4 in of precipitation
- North Foster (1 mi E)49.1°F a year, 53.8 in of precipitation
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