Zip 02891 (Westerly, RI) Climate

The climate in 02891 Westerly, RI is quite temperate. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s during the day. Winters are mild, with temperatures usually staying above freezing. Precipitation comes throughout the year, although it tends to peak in the spring and fall months. Snowfall can range from light dusting to a few inches at a time, depending on the winter season. Overall, Westerly has a pleasant climate that makes it an ideal place to live or visit.

Westerly (zip 02891), Rhode Island gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Westerly (zip 02891) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Westerly (zip 02891). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Westerly (zip 02891) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02891 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Rhode Island.

9.1 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 02891 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Westerly, Rhode Island	United States
	47.8 in.	38.1 in.
	27.0 in.	27.8 in.
	120.7 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	79.5°	85.8°
	21.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.6	4.3
	51 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 the 02891 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Rhode Island. In the 02891 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 02891 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 02891 zip code, there are 1.6 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 the 02891 zip code with an average of 21.6°. This is warmer than most places in Rhode Island.

In the 02891 zip code, there are 107.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Rhode Island.

In the 02891 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Rhode Island.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02891 zip code 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 June.

March is the wettest month in the 02891 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.8 inches in the 02891 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Rhode Island.

May is the rainiest month in the 02891 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in the 02891 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Rhode Island. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 27.0 inches in the 02891 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Rhode Island. February is the snowiest month in the 02891 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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