Climate Normals
What is considered “normal” for a location’s climate? The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) calculates the official U.S. Climate Normals from observations captured by weather stations. Climate normals are derived by averaging 30 years of weather data; the latest iteration uses the period of 1991-2020. The Rhode Island State Climate Office primarily references annual and monthly climate normals. Daily and hourly climate normals are also available for select locations.
Annual Climate Normals
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 48.40” | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 60.8 | 40.2 | 50.5 | 51.96” | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 62.1 | 40.7 | 51.4 | 53.14” | 34.5” |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 59.1 | 39.3 | 49.2 | 51.57” | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 58.9 | 40.1 | 49.5 | 51.27” | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 58.7 | 44.5 | 51.6 | 47.45” | 26.0” |
| Newport State Airport | 58.9 | 43.8 | 51.3 | 42.18” | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 58.4 | 39.8 | 49.1 | 53.78” | 62.0” |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int’l Airport | 61.1 | 43.1 | 52.1 | 47.54” | 36.6” |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 62.0 | 43.7 | 52.9 | 49.39” | 38.1” |
| Westerly State Airport | 60.5 | 44.5 | 52.5 | 42.80” | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 61.3 | 40.9 | 51.1 | 51.91” | 41.5” |
Monthly Climate Normals
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 4.12" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 36.4 | 18.4 | 27.4 | 4.47" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 40.2 | 20.8 | 30.5 | 4.24" | 10.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 37.4 | 19.3 | 28.3 | 4.17 | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 37.6 | 20.0 | 28.8 | 4.15 | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 38.6 | 23.9 | 31.3 | 4.03" | 5.5" |
| Newport State Airport | 38.1 | 24.1 | 31.1 | 3.21" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 34.8 | 18.5 | 26.6 | 4.49" | 15.5" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 38.3 | 22.1 | 30.2 | 3.96" | 10.3" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 38.5 | 23.6 | 31.0 | 4.01" | 10.9" |
| Westerly State Airport | 39.5 | 24.5 | 32.0 | 3.34" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 37.8 | 18.8 | 28.3 | 4.37" | 12.3" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 3.61" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 38.5 | 20.3 | 29.4 | 3.45" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 42.5 | 22.0 | 32.2 | 3.77" | 9.9" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 39.1 | 20.7 | 29.9 | 3.85" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 39.1 | 20.7 | 29.9 | 3.85" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 40.0 | 25.1 | 32.6 | 3.57" | 9.1" |
| Newport State Airport | 39.7 | 25.1 | 32.4 | 2.81" (driest) | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 37.8 | 19.9 | 28.9 | 3.91" | 15.6" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 40.5 | 23.5 | 32.0 | 3.44" | 10.5" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 41.3 | 24.5 | 32.9 | 3.84" | 11.3" |
| Westerly State Airport | 41.2 | 25.7 | 33.4 | 2.75" (driest) | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 39.9 | 21.1 | 30.5 | 3.67" | 10.7" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 5.12" (wettest) | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 47.0 | 25.6 | 36.3 | 5.03" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 49.1 | 28.3 | 38.7 | 5.59" (wettest) | 6.2" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 46.2 | 27.2 | 36.7 | 5.69" (wettest) | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 46.3 | 27.7 | 37.0 | 5.73" (wettest) | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 45.9 | 31.7 | 38.8 | 4.61" | 4.8" |
| Newport State Airport | 45.7 | 30.8 | 38.3 | 4.57" (wettest) | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 45.7 | 26.9 | 36.3 | 5.21" | 13.4" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 47.7 | 30.2 | 38.9 | 4.90" (wettest) | 6.4" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 49.0 | 30.3 | 39.7 | 5.55" (wettest) | 7.4" |
| Westerly State Airport | 47.2 | 32.0 | 39.6 | 4.17" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 47.3 | 28.2 | 37.8 | 4.89" | 7.6" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 3.89" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 60.5 | 36.3 | 48.4 | 4.72" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 59.7 | 37.1 | 48.4 | 4.90" | 1.1" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 56.4 | 35.7 | 46.0 | 4.50" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 56.2 | 36.3 | 46.3 | 4.51" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 55.2 | 39.7 | 47.5 | 4.73" (wettest) | 1.3" |
| Newport State Airport | 55.5 | 39.3 | 47.4 | 3.81" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 57.7 | 36.7 | 47.2 | 4.68" | 2.6" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 58.9 | 39.6 | 49.3 | 4.29" | 0.6" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 60.0 | 39.3 | 49.6 | 4.50" | 0.6" |
| Westerly State Airport | 57.1 | 40.7 | 48.9 | 3.90" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 59.8 | 38.0 | 48.9 | 4.71" | 1.9" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 3.53" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 71.0 | 47.4 | 59.2 | 3.62" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 69.7 | 46.6 | 58.2 | 3.81" | 0.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 65.9 | 45.1 | 55.5 | 3.58 | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 65.8 | 46.2 | 56.0 | 3.50 | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 64.8 | 48.6 | 56.7 | 3.91" | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 65.0 | 48.5 | 56.8 | 3.03" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 68.0 | 46.5 | 57.2 | 3.78" | 0.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 68.9 | 49.2 | 59.1 | 3.37" | 0.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 70.1 | 49.0 | 59.6 | 3.57" | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 66.6 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 3.32" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 69.9 | 47.9 | 58.9 | 3.64" | 0.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 3.78" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 79.6 | 56.9 | 68.3 | 4.11" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 78.0 | 55.9 | 66.9 | 4.11" | 0.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 74.6 | 54.3 | 64.5 | 3.99" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 74.3 | 55.5 | 64.9 | 3.90" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 71.6" | 57.7 | 64.7 | 3.17" | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 73.9 | 57.8 | 65.8 | 3.41" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 75.5 | 55.6 | 65.6 | 4.52" | 0.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 77.7 | 58.8 | 68.2 | 3.81" | 0.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 79.3 | 58.4 | 68.8 | 3.66" | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 75.0 | 59.4 | 67.2 | 3.55" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 78.5 | 57.3 | 67.9 | 4.26" | 0.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 2.96" (driest) | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 85.0 | 63.6 | 74.3 | 3.21" (driest) | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 83.3 | 61.8 | 72.6 | 3.30" (driest) | 0.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 80.3 | 60.4 | 70.3 | 3.31" (driest) | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 80.0 | 61.7 | 70.8 | 3.09" (driest) | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 77.4 | 64.3 | 70.8 | 3.21" (driest) | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 79.6 | 64.1 | 71.8 | 2.93" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 80.3 | 61.4 | 70.9 | 3.57" (driest) | 0.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 83.6 | 65.2 | 74.4 | 2.91" (driest) | 0.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 84.9 | 65.0 | 74.9 | 2.96" (driest) | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 81.6 | 65.9 | 73.8 | 2.91" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 84.0 | 63.3 | 73.6 | 3.62" (driest) | 0.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 4.20" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 82.0 | 61.9 | 72.0 | 4.33" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 82.4 | 60.3 | 71.4 | 4.26" | 0.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 79.1 | 59.0 | 69.0 | 4.08" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 78.8 | 60.0 | 69.4 | 4.10" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 78.0 | 64.1 | 71.1 | 3.29" | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 78.8 | 63.6 | 71.2 | 3.41" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 78.8 | 60.1 | 69.4 | 4.51" | 0.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 82.2 | 63.9 | 73.0 | 3.59" | 0.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 84.0 | 64.0 | 74.0 | 3.81" | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 80.5 | 64.3 | 72.4 | 3.49" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 82.5 | 61.7 | 72.1 | 4.01 | 0.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 4.06" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 74.3 | 53.9 | 64.1 | 3.86" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 75.8 | 53.4 | 64.6 | 4.36" | 0.0" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 72.7 | 51.7 | 62.2 | 4.30" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 72.4 | 52.8 | 62.6 | 4.30" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 72.9 | 59.2 | 66.1 | 3.82" | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 72.3 | 57.1 | 64.7 | 3.44" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 71.7 | 53.0 | 62.3 | 4.40" | 0.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 74.8 | 56.5 | 65.6 | 4.17" | 0.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 76.9 | 57.3 | 67.1 | 3.93" | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 74.4 | 57.1 | 65.7 | 3.81" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 75.4 | 54.4 | 64.9 | 4.17" | 0.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 4.77" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 62.3 | 42.2 | 52.3 | 5.27" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 65.2 | 42.4 | 53.8 | 4.98" | 0.1" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 62.4 | 41.1 | 51.7 | 4.49" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 62.1 | 41.8 | 51.9 | 4.59" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 62.7 | 49.1 | 55.9 | 4.72" | 0.0" |
| Newport State Airport | 62.3 | 46.8 | 54.5 | 4.06" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 60.8 | 42.0 | 51.4 | 4.99" | 0.5" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 63.8 | 45.1 | 54.4 | 4.18" | 0.2" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 64.3 | 46.6 | 55.4 | 4.54" | 0.0" |
| Westerly State Airport | 63.9 | 46.5 | 55.2 | 4.29" (wettest) | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 63.9 | 42.0 | 52.9 | 5.08" | 0.1" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 3.74" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 51.5 | 32.1 | 41.8 | 4.40" | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 54.5 | 33.8 | 44.1 | 4.49" | 0.6" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 52.0 | 31.1 | 42.0 | 4.38" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 51.8 | 32.8 | 42.3 | 4.39" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 53.0 | 39.5 | 46.2 | 3.94" | 0.1" |
| Newport State Airport | 52.5 | 37.9 | 45.2 | 3.76" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 49.8 | 32.7 | 41.3 | 4.49" | 2.0" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 53.2 | 35.8 | 44.5 | 4.27" | 1.0" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 52.7 | 37.0 | 44.8 | 4.11" | 0.6" |
| Westerly State Airport | 54.0 | 37.8 | 45.9 | 3.50" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 53.4 | 33.2 | 43.3 | 4.22" | 1.0" |
| Station | Max. Temp. (°F) | Min. Temp. (°F) | Avg. Temp. (°F) | Precipitation (in.) | Snow (in.) |
| Block Island (COOP) | 4.62" | ||||
| Coventry 2 (COOP) | 41.8 | 24.3 | 33.1 | 5.49" (wettest) | |
| Kingston (COOP) | 45.2 | 26.3 | 35.8 | 5.33" | 6.6" |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | 42.9 | 25.0 | 33.9 | 5.23" | |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | 42.9 | 25.6 | 34.3 | 5.14" | |
| Newport Rose (COOP) | 44.2 | 31.3 | 37.7 | 4.45" | 5.2" |
| Newport State Airport | 43.8 | 29.9 | 36.8 | 3.74" | |
| North Foster (COOP) | 39.7 | 24.3 | 32.0 | 5.23" (wettest) | 12.4" |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | 43.4 | 27.6 | 35.5 | 4.65" | 7.6" |
| Tiverton (COOP) | 43.3 | 29.5 | 36.4 | 4.91" | 7.3" |
| Westerly State Airport | 44.9 | 30.3 | 37.6 | 3.77" | |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | 43.0 | 24.6 | 33.8 | 5.27" (wettest) | 7.9" |
Monthly Climate Normals by Station
Block Island (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Coventry 2 (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Kingston (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Kingston 1 W (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Kingston 1 NW (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Newport Rose (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Newport State Airport Monthly Climate Normals
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North Foster (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport Monthly Climate Normals
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Tiverton (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Westerly State Airport Monthly Climate Normals
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Woonsocket (COOP) Monthly Climate Normals
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Daily and Hourly Climate Normals
U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access ToolAdditional Resources
Many Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) sites across Rhode Island also have 30-year climate normals for daily, monthly, and annual precipitation. Visit NCEI’s U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access Tool or send us a data request to access this information.