Hot-summer humid continental
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Providence County, Rhode Island · Population 43k · 180 ft elevation
Living in Woonsocket
Woonsocket has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 27 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Woonsocket at a glance
- Population
- 43k
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $268k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,116/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.48%72th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 6.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.783th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Violent crime rate
- 371 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,481 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5353th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 689 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 4.4″ | 12.3″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 21°F | 3.7″ | 10.7″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 4.9″ | 7.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.7″ | 1.9″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.6″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | 1.0″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°F | 5.3″ | 7.9″ | 145 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