Newport, RI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWPORT ROSE, RI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Newport has an annual average temperature of 51.6°F with about 47.5 inches of precipitation per year and 26 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 78.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.73 in) and June the driest (3.17 in). Snow typically falls from December through April.
Best time to visit Newport
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Newport's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 75 | |
| 1970s | 93 | |
| 1980s | 85 | |
| 1990s | 70 | |
| 2000s | 22 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38.6°F | 23.9°F | 31.3°F | 4.03 in | 5.5 in | 12 |
| February | 40.0°F | 25.1°F | 32.6°F | 3.57 in | 9.1 in | 9 |
| March | 45.9°F | 31.7°F | 38.8°F | 4.61 in | 4.8 in | 12 |
| April | 55.2°F | 39.7°F | 47.5°F | 4.73 in | 1.3 in | 12 |
| May | 64.8°F | 48.6°F | 56.7°F | 3.91 in | — | 12 |
| June | 71.6°F | 57.7°F | 64.7°F | 3.17 in | — | 10 |
| July | 77.4°F | 64.3°F | 70.8°F | 3.21 in | — | 9 |
| August | 78.0°F | 64.1°F | 71.1°F | 3.29 in | — | 11 |
| September | 72.9°F | 59.2°F | 66.1°F | 3.82 in | — | 11 |
| October | 62.7°F | 49.1°F | 55.9°F | 4.72 in | — | 9 |
| November | 53.0°F | 39.5°F | 46.2°F | 3.94 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| December | 44.2°F | 31.3°F | 37.7°F | 4.45 in | 5.2 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Newport
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).