climigo

Rhode Island

When to go?

The best months are May–September. Avoid January–February (freezing).

Climate zones

ConnecticutMassachusettsNew YorkProvidenceProvidenceProvidenceNewportNewportNewportPawtucketPawtucketPawtucketCranstonCranstonCranstonWarwickWarwickWarwick

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 3°−6° snow likely
February 4°−5° snow likely
March 9°−1°
April 15°4°
May 20°9°
June 25°15°
July 28°18°
August 28°17°
September 24°13°
October 18°7°
November 11°2°
December 6°−3°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−5.8 · 3.0 °CJanuary: −5.8 · 3.0 °C−4.8 · 4.3 °CFebruary: −4.8 · 4.3 °C−1.4 · 8.5 °CMarch: −1.4 · 8.5 °C3.9 · 14.6 °CApril: 3.9 · 14.6 °C9.2 · 20.0 °CMay: 9.2 · 20.0 °C14.5 · 25.0 °CJune: 14.5 · 25.0 °C18.0 · 28.3 °CJuly: 18.0 · 28.3 °C17.1 · 27.5 °CAugust: 17.1 · 27.5 °C13.4 · 23.8 °CSeptember: 13.4 · 23.8 °C7.4 · 17.6 °COctober: 7.4 · 17.6 °C1.8 · 11.4 °CNovember: 1.8 · 11.4 °C−2.5 · 6.1 °CDecember: −2.5 · 6.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −5.8 – 3.0 °C
Feb −4.8 – 4.3 °C
Mar −1.4 – 8.5 °C
Apr 3.9 – 14.6 °C
May 9.2 – 20.0 °C
Jun 14.5 – 25.0 °C
Jul 18.0 – 28.3 °C
Aug 17.1 – 27.5 °C
Sep 13.4 – 23.8 °C
Oct 7.4 – 17.6 °C
Nov 1.8 – 11.4 °C
Dec −2.5 – 6.1 °C

How much it rains

January 105 mm9 d
February 94 mm8 d
March 122 mm9 d
April 113 mm9 d
May 100 mm10 d
June 100 mm9 d
July 97 mm9 d
August 107 mm8 d
September 106 mm7 d
October 120 mm8 d
November 92 mm8 d
December 121 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 105 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day94 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayFebruary: 94 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day122 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a dayMarch: 122 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a day113 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 113 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day100 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 100 mm · 10 rain days · 10 mm a day100 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 100 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day97 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 97 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day107 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 107 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day106 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a daySeptember: 106 mm · 7 rain days · 15 mm a day120 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a dayOctober: 120 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a day92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayNovember: 92 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day121 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 121 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 105 mm9 d
Feb 94 mm8 d
Mar 122 mm9 d
Apr 113 mm9 d
May 100 mm10 d
Jun 100 mm9 d
Jul 97 mm9 d
Aug 107 mm8 d
Sep 106 mm7 d
Oct 120 mm8 d
Nov 92 mm8 d
Dec 121 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 30
February 10 h 38
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 19
May 14 h 31
June 15 h 10
July 14 h 54
August 13 h 52
September 12 h 30
October 11 h 08
November 9 h 52
December 9 h 12

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 6 cm
February 9 cm
March 5 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6 cmJanuary: 6 cm9 cmFebruary: 9 cm5 cmMarch: 5 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm2 cmDecember: 2 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 6 cm
Feb 9 cm
Mar 5 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 2 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities