Warm-summer humid continental
Kingston, Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island · Population 7k · 272 ft elevation
Living in Kingston
Kingston has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (23 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Kingston at a glance
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $494k81th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k58th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.93%47th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 97%89th percentile
- Walkability index
- 17.0100th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 37 per 100k10th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 374 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 19°F | 4.2″ | 10.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 3.9″ | 9.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 5.7″ | 6.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.5″ | 1.1″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 54°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 5.2″ | 6.6″ | 151 hrs |
Near Kingston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology