New Shoreham, RI climate
New Shoreham has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in New Shoreham feels like
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New Shoreham weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 25° | 3.3" | 10.0" | 11 | 10 |
| February | 41° | 26° | 2.8" | 9.9" | 9 | 9 |
| March | 47° | 32° | 4.2" | 6.2" | 10 | 5 |
| April | 57° | 41° | 3.9" | 1.1" | 12 | 0 |
| May | 67° | 50° | 3.3" | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| June | 75° | 59° | 3.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 2.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 81° | 64° | 3.5" | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 74° | 57° | 3.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 64° | 47° | 4.3" | 0.1" | 12 | 0 |
| November | 54° | 38° | 3.5" | 0.6" | 10 | 0 |
| December | 45° | 30° | 3.8" | 6.6" | 11 | 5 |
| Year | 60° | 45° | 42.8" | 34.5" | 128 | 30 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more.
Rain and snow in New Shoreham
New Shoreham gets 43 inches of rain and melted snow a year. October is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 128 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 30 days of the year.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 11 and the first one by October 31. That leaves about 201 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 73% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in New Shoreham
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In New Shoreham, 88% of that work is heating and 12% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How New Shoreham compares
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Common questions about New Shoreham’s climate
What is the coldest month in New Shoreham?
January, with a typical high of 40° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in New Shoreham?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 66°. About 3 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does New Shoreham get?
About 35 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in New Shoreham?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 11.
What is the rainiest month in New Shoreham?
October, with 4.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 43 inches.
NOAA’s gridded normals don’t cover this state, so temperatures and rainfall come from the nearest weather station. Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Kingston, RI (20 mi, snow) and Westerly State Airport, RI (16 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020.