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Wettest towns in Rhode Island

Ranked by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. Neighboring towns on the same 5 km grid square have the same numbers, so each square is listed once, under its largest town. 38 towns with 2,500+ residents.

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Woonsocket
Rhode Island · Wettest

Where Woonsocket lands: #12 of 38

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Map of Scituate 1 Scituate Providence County 51 in Wettest month October Map of Glocester 2 Glocester Providence County 51 in Wettest month October Foster 3 Foster Providence County 51 in Wettest month October
#TownRain + melted snowWettest monthSnow a year
1 Map of Scituate ScituateProvidence County · 10,517 people 51 in October 62 in
2 Map of Glocester GlocesterProvidence County · 10,221 people 51 in October 62 in
3 Foster FosterProvidence County · 4,523 people 51 in October 62 in
4 Johnston JohnstonProvidence County · 29,835 people 51 in October 37 in
5 Map of Smithfield SmithfieldProvidence County · 22,233 people 51 in October 42 in
6 West Greenwich West GreenwichKent County · 6,647 people 51 in December 35 in
7 Cumberland CumberlandProvidence County · 36,820 people 50 in October 48 in
8 Coventry CoventryKent County · 35,907 people 50 in December 62 in
9 North Smithfield North SmithfieldProvidence County · 12,708 people 50 in October 42 in
10 Lincoln LincolnProvidence County · 22,864 people 50 in October 48 in
11 Burrillville BurrillvilleProvidence County · 16,427 people 50 in October 48 in
12 Woonsocket Woonsocket43,521 people 50 in October 42 in
13 East Greenwich East GreenwichKent County · 14,554 people 50 in March 37 in
14 Exeter ExeterWashington County · 7,195 people 50 in March 35 in
15 North Providence North ProvidenceProvidence County · 34,293 people 50 in March 37 in
16 West Warwick West WarwickKent County · 31,173 people 50 in December 37 in
17 Central Falls Central Falls22,701 people 50 in March 37 in
18 Cranston Cranston83,250 people 49 in March 37 in
19 Providence Providence191,767 people 49 in March 37 in
20 Pawtucket Pawtucket75,893 people 49 in March 37 in
21 East Providence East Providence47,281 people 49 in March 37 in
22 Warwick Warwick83,175 people 49 in March 37 in
23 Barrington BarringtonBristol County · 17,126 people 49 in March 37 in
24 Warren WarrenBristol County · 11,144 people 49 in March 37 in
25 Bristol BristolBristol County · 22,220 people 49 in March 37 in
26 North Kingstown North KingstownWashington County · 27,859 people 48 in March 35 in
27 Portsmouth PortsmouthNewport County · 17,644 people 48 in March 37 in
28 Tiverton TivertonNewport County · 16,189 people 48 in March 38 in
29 Middletown MiddletownNewport County · 16,832 people 47 in March 26 in
30 Jamestown JamestownNewport County · 5,534 people 47 in March 26 in
31 Richmond RichmondWashington County · 8,142 people 47 in March 35 in
32 Little Compton Little ComptonNewport County · 3,584 people 47 in March 38 in
33 South Kingstown South KingstownWashington County · 32,073 people 47 in March 35 in
34 Newport Newport24,874 people 47 in March 26 in
35 Narragansett NarragansettWashington County · 14,494 people 47 in March 35 in
36 Hopkinton HopkintonWashington County · 8,420 people 47 in March 35 in
37 Charlestown CharlestownWashington County · 8,051 people 46 in March 35 in
38 Westerly WesterlyWashington County · 23,333 people 45 in March 25 in

How this ranking works

We rank every town by rain and melted snow in a normal year, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for each town. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast, and each town’s Climate page shows its whole year month by month.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals, about 5 km (3 miles) square, read at each town’s center, so hills and coastlines are built in. Towns whose centers fall in the same square have the same numbers, so only the largest of them is listed.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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