Climate & Weather in Providence
Providence has a real, genuinely humid continental, four-season New England climate: cold winters (January/February mean around 29°F) and warm-but-not-hot summers (July/August mean around 72°F), with meaningful annual snowfall and real, documented hurricane and Nor'easter exposure.
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Learn moreCold Winters
Providence's winters are cited as genuinely cold, with January and February (the coldest months) averaging around 29°F, and the average temperature running below freezing from December through mid-March.
Warm, Not Hot, Summers
Summers are cited as warm rather than hot: July and August (the warmest months) average around 72°F, with the broader summer average around 76°F -- genuinely milder than the hot, dry summers disclosed in some other markets in this project's dataset.
A Genuinely Humid Continental Climate
Providence receives approximately 50 inches of annual precipitation, spread relatively evenly throughout the year (with summers slightly wetter), and an annual average temperature cited between approximately 49°F and 52°F.
Meaningful Annual Snowfall
Providence averages approximately 43 inches of snowfall per year citywide (with Providence County cited in a broader 40-60 inch range), typically heaviest in February.
Real, Documented Hurricane and Nor'easter Exposure
As detailed on the flood-hurricane-risk topic page, Rhode Island has sustained 9 documented direct hurricane hits over the past century, and Providence carries real, ongoing Nor'easter and coastal-storm exposure distinct from its winter-snowfall pattern.
Key takeaways
- Providence's January/February average runs around 29°F, with genuinely cold winter conditions.
- Providence's July/August average runs around 72°F, with warm-but-not-hot summer conditions (broader summer average ~76°F).
- Annual precipitation runs approximately 50 inches, spread relatively evenly, alongside approximately 43 inches of average annual snowfall.
- Providence carries real, documented hurricane and Nor'easter exposure distinct from its winter-snowfall pattern.
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