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Providence County · Rhode Island

Providence, RI weather averages

NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Providence, 11.6 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.

Quick answer

Providence averages a daily high of 60.7°F and a daily low of 42.6°F across the year, with 47.18 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 82.8°F and January the coldest at 21°F.

Average annual high
60.7°FWarmest month July
Average annual low
42.6°FColdest month January
Precipitation per year
47.18 inWettest month March
Snowfall per year
33.8 in107.4 days at or below 32°F

Providence weather month by month

Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip inSnow inRange
January37.4213.86921 to 37.4 degrees
February40.323.63.298.523.6 to 40.3 degrees
March47.8305.015.530 to 47.8 degrees
April58.639.64.360.639.6 to 58.6 degrees
May68.448.63.55048.6 to 68.4 degrees
June77.558.43.64058.4 to 77.5 degrees
July82.864.23.29064.2 to 82.8 degrees
August81.463.23.6063.2 to 81.4 degrees
September74.255.33.92055.3 to 74.2 degrees
October63.343.93.93043.9 to 63.3 degrees
November53.235.74.511.535.7 to 53.2 degrees
December42.326.34.228.726.3 to 42.3 degrees

Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014765, Providence · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals

How to read Providence climate normals

What a climate normal is, and what it is not.

A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Providence, 11.6 km from the centre of Providence. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Providence sees about 9.3 days a year at or above 90°F and about 78.3 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.

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