Providence, RI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PROVIDENCE T F GREEN AP, RI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Providence has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 47.5 inches of precipitation per year and 36.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F). March is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and July the driest (2.91 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Providence
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All-time records →64 of 366 (17.5%) of Providence'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.
| 1940s | 14 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 44 | |
| 1980s | 51 | |
| 1990s | 63 | |
| 2000s | 50 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 38 |
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 | 38.3°F | 22.1°F | 30.2°F | 3.96 in | 10.3 in | 11 |
| February | 40.5°F | 23.5°F | 32.0°F | 3.44 in | 10.5 in | 10 |
| March | 47.7°F | 30.2°F | 38.9°F | 4.90 in | 6.4 in | 12 |
| April | 58.9°F | 39.6°F | 49.3°F | 4.29 in | 0.6 in | 12 |
| May | 68.9°F | 49.2°F | 59.1°F | 3.37 in | — | 12 |
| June | 77.7°F | 58.8°F | 68.2°F | 3.81 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.6°F | 65.2°F | 74.4°F | 2.91 in | — | 9 |
| August | 82.2°F | 63.9°F | 73.0°F | 3.59 in | — | 9 |
| September | 74.8°F | 56.5°F | 65.6°F | 4.17 in | — | 9 |
| October | 63.8°F | 45.1°F | 54.4°F | 4.18 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| November | 53.2°F | 35.8°F | 44.5°F | 4.27 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| December | 43.4°F | 27.6°F | 35.5°F | 4.65 in | 7.6 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Providence
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