Warm-summer humid continental
Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island · Population 3.1k · 3 ft elevation
Living in Narragansett Pier
Narragansett Pier has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°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). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Narragansett Pier at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,790 hrs47th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $772k93th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,721/mo77th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.487th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3535th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 4.2″ | 10.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 21°F | 3.9″ | 9.9″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 5.7″ | 6.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 1.1″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 45°F | 3.6″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 75°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 59°F | 4.1″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 25°F | 5.2″ | 6.6″ | 151 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology