Hot-summer humid continental
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island · Population 8.2k · -52 ft elevation
Living in Tiverton
Tiverton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (38″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 40 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Tiverton at a glance
- Population
- 8.2k
- Elevation
- -52 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 38″78th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,791 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $358k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,341/mo59th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.25%63th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 133 per 100k40th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 594 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 366th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4746th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 24°F | 4.0″ | 10.9″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 11.3″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 31°F | 5.5″ | 7.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 4.5″ | 0.6″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 3.7″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 66°F | 3.0″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 58°F | 3.9″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 47°F | 4.5″ | — | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 30°F | 4.9″ | 7.3″ | 150 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