New Shoreham, RI Climate

New Shoreham, RI enjoys a temperate oceanic climate with relatively mild winters and moderate summers. The average low temperature in winter is around 33°F and the average high temperature in summer is around 78°F, making it comfortable for most of the year. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 4-5 inches per month. It typically experiences a few snow days each winter and occasional thunderstorms throughout the summer months.

New Shoreham, Rhode Island gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Shoreham averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in New Shoreham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Shoreham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Shoreham is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Rhode Island.

9.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in New Shoreham, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Shoreham, Rhode Island	United States
	44.4 in.	38.1 in.
	26.4 in.	27.8 in.
	111.2 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	78.8°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.6	4.3
	20 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for New Shoreham with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Rhode Island. In New Shoreham, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Shoreham are August, July and June.

In New Shoreham, there are 1.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Rhode Island.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Shoreham with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Rhode Island.

In New Shoreham, there are 92.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Rhode Island.

In New Shoreham, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Rhode Island.

The humidity is usually comfortable in New Shoreham but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and September.

March is the wettest month in New Shoreham with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in New Shoreham means that it is one of the driest places in Rhode Island.

May is the rainiest month in New Shoreham with 11.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 111.2 rainy days annually in New Shoreham, which is one of the least rainy places in Rhode Island. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.4 inches in New Shoreham means that it is one of the least snowy places in Rhode Island. February is the snowiest month in New Shoreham with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.