Zip 02815 (Clayville, RI) Climate


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02815 Clayville, RI has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 73 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, but there is usually an increase in precipitation during the summer months when thunderstorms are more frequent. Snowfall occurs each winter, but it does not accumulate very much due to the mild temperatures. The area often sees high winds in both winter and spring as well as hot, humid days in the summertime.

Clayville (zip 02815), Rhode Island gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clayville (zip 02815) averages 45 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 Clayville (zip 02815). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clayville (zip 02815) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 15
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 02815 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Rhode Island.

9.1 Summer - 4.7 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 02815 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
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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 02815 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Rhode Island. In the 02815 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 02815 zip code are August, July and June.
In the 02815 zip code, there are 3.1 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 02815 zip code with an average of 15.2°. This is colder than most places in Rhode Island.
In the 02815 zip code, there are 143.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Rhode Island.
In the 02815 zip code, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Rhode Island.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 02815 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 02815 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.6 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 02815 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Rhode Island.
May is the rainiest month in the 02815 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in the 02815 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 44.5 inches in the 02815 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Rhode Island. January is the snowiest month in the 02815 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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