Warm-summer humid continental
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island · Population 25k · -23 ft elevation
Living in Newport
Newport has a warm-summer humid continental climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 78°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Newport at a glance
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- -23 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $670k90th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.494th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 194 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,330 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3736th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 4.0″ | 5.5″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 25°F | 3.6″ | 9.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 32°F | 4.6″ | 4.8″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 40°F | 4.7″ | 1.3″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 58°F | 3.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Jul | 78°F | 64°F | 3.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 78°F | 64°F | 3.3″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 49°F | 4.7″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 40°F | 3.9″ | 0.1″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 31°F | 4.5″ | 5.2″ | 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