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Newport, Rhode Island climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Newport has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −6°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1208 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (93 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 29°C in July.

About 12 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −6°C in January.

About 109 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1208 mm of rain a year, plus 93 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.6 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Newport climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	4	5	9	15	21	25	29	28	24	18	12	6
Avg temp (°C)	−1	0	4	10	15	20	24	23	19	12	7	2
Avg low (°C)	−6	−5	−1	4	10	15	18	18	14	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	101	87	124	109	86	97	74	91	106	106	108	118
Snowfall (cm)	26	27	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	4	5	9	15	21	25
Avg temp (°C)	−1	0	4	10	15	20
Avg low (°C)	−6	−5	−1	4	10	15
Precipitation (mm)	101	87	124	109	86	97
Snowfall (cm)	26	27	16	2	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	28	24	18	12	6
Avg temp (°C)	24	23	19	12	7	2
Avg low (°C)	18	18	14	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	74	91	106	106	108	118
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	1	3	19

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	12	12	12	11	9	9	9	10	10	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.8	2	5	3	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	26	24	19	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	11	23
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	3	3	2	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	12	12	12	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.8	2
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	26	24	19	4	—	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	3	3	2	0.4	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	9	9	10	10	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	5	3	0.6	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	1	11	23
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	2

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	68	65	62	62	63	60	56	53	54	59	64	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	5	6	5	5	6	7	9	9	8	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	11	12	11	13	12	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	15	14	14	13	11	11	11	14	14	16
Relative humidity (%)	84	83	82	81	81	81	79	78	78	78	80	83
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.8	2.2	2.3	2.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	68	65	62	62	63	60
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	5	6	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	10	11	12	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	15	14	14	13
Relative humidity (%)	84	83	82	81	81	81
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.0	1.6	1.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	53	54	59	64	66
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	9	9	8	4	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	10	11	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	11	11	14	14	16
Relative humidity (%)	79	78	78	78	80	83
Wind speed (m/s)	1.4	1.5	1.8	2.2	2.3	2.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Providence (NOAA GHCN station USW00014765), about 28 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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