Zip 02814 (Chepachet, RI) Climate

The climate in 02814 Chepachet, RI is humid continental. Summers are typically hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. The average temperature ranges from 13°F in the winter to 79°F in the summer. Average annual rainfall is between 43 and 48 inches. Snowfall can range anywhere from 16-20 inches per year, depending on location. Spring and Fall have moderate temperatures with ample precipitation throughout both seasons.

Chepachet (zip 02814), Rhode Island gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chepachet (zip 02814) averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Chepachet (zip 02814). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chepachet (zip 02814) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02814 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Rhode Island.

9.2 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 02814 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Chepachet, Rhode Island	United States
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	80.9°	85.8°
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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 02814 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Rhode Island. In the 02814 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 02814 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 02814 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Rhode Island.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 02814 zip code with an average of 14.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Rhode Island.

In the 02814 zip code, there are 147.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Rhode Island.

In the 02814 zip code, there are 6.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Rhode Island.

Humidity in the 02814 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

March is the wettest month in the 02814 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 24% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.2 inches in the 02814 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Rhode Island.

May is the rainiest month in the 02814 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 127.5 rainy days annually in the 02814 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Rhode Island. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.4 inches in the 02814 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Rhode Island. January is the snowiest month in the 02814 zip code with 13.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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