Hot-summer humid continental
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence County, Rhode Island · Population 190k · -56 ft elevation
Living in Providence
Providence has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (37″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Providence at a glance
- Population
- 190k
- Elevation
- -56 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 37″77th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $323k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,333/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k40th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.36%68th 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
- 15.699th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 7%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Violent crime rate
- 287 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,575 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 558 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 23°F | 4.0″ | 10.3″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 24°F | 3.4″ | 10.5″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 31°F | 4.9″ | 6.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 40°F | 4.3″ | 0.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 50°F | 3.4″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 2.9″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 64°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 57°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 46°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 4.3″ | 1.0″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 28°F | 4.7″ | 7.6″ | 145 hrs |
Near Providence
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- Warwick, RI · 83k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology