Warm-summer humid continental

Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island

Washington County, Rhode Island · Population 9.8k · 49 ft elevation

Living in Wakefield-Peace Dale

Wakefield-Peace Dale 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 27 muggy days a year.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.

Wakefield-Peace Dale at a glance

Population
9.8k
Elevation
49 ft
Average daily high
59°F13th 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
$464k79th percentile
Median rent
$1,196/mo50th percentile
Median household income
$111k81th percentile
Property tax rate
1.03%53th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
6.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
7.0%
Unemployment rate
6.6%
Homes with broadband
93%62th percentile
Walkability index
10.570th percentile
Average commute
22 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
3837th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
3%
Public land within 30 miles
1%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
525 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan38°F20°F4.2″10.0″165 hrs
Feb39°F21°F3.9″9.9″173 hrs
Mar46°F27°F5.7″6.2″213 hrs
Apr57°F36°F4.5″1.1″241 hrs
May66°F45°F3.6″—268 hrs
Jun75°F55°F4.0″—295 hrs
Jul81°F61°F3.3″—333 hrs
Aug79°F59°F4.1″—312 hrs
Sep73°F52°F4.3″—262 hrs
Oct63°F41°F4.5″0.1″205 hrs
Nov52°F32°F4.4″0.6″172 hrs
Dec43°F25°F5.2″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