# Climate of New England

The climate of New England varies greatly across its 500-mile (800 km) span from northern Maine to southern Connecticut.
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of interior western Massachusetts have a humid continental climate (Dfb under the Köppen climate classification). In this region, the winters are long, cold, and heavy snow is common, courtesy of both coastal and continental low pressure systems. Most locations in this region receive between 60 and 120 inches or 1.52 and 3.05 metres of snow annually. The summer months are pleasantly warm in this region, but summer is rather short. Annual rainfall is typically spread evenly throughout the year, although droughts have historically been most common during the summer months. Cities like Bangor, Maine; Portland, Maine; Manchester, New Hampshire; Burlington, Vermont; and Pittsfield, Massachusetts average around 45 inches (1,100 mm) of rainfall and 60 to 90 inches (1.52 to 2.29 m) of snow annually. The frost-free growing season ranges from just 90 days in far northern Maine and in the valleys of the White and Green Mountains, to as much as 140 days along the Southern Maine coast and in most of western Massachusetts.
In eastern Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island, and northern Connecticut, a hot-summer version of the humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) prevails. Here summers are hotter and winters shorter with less snowfall. Cities like Boston, Hartford, and Providence generally receive 35 to 50 inches or 0.89 to 1.27 metres of snow annually. Summers are often hot and humid, with high temperatures in the lower Connecticut River valley of southern Massachusetts and Connecticut between 85 and 90 °F (29 and 32 °C) regularly during June, July, and August. Convective thunderstorms are common in these months as well, some of which can become severe. The frost-free growing season ranges from 140 days in parts of central Massachusetts to near 160 days across interior Connecticut and inland Rhode Island.
Southern Rhode Island and southern Connecticut are the transition zone from continental climates to the north, to temperate climates (called subtropical in some climate classifications) to the south. In this region, summers can be quite long and hot, with humid, tropical air masses common between May and September. Convective thundershowers are common in summer. The coast of Connecticut from Stamford, through the New Haven area to the Newport, Rhode Island area is usually the mildest area of New England in winter. Winter precipitation in this area frequently falls in the form of rain or a wintry mix of sleet, rain, and wet snow. Seasonal snowfall is far less in this region than points inland, normally only 24 to 30 inches or 0.61 to 0.76 metres of snow annually), and in some years little snow falls. Cold snaps are normally brief in these southern and coastal areas. Winters also tend to be much sunnier in southern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island compared to northern and central New England. The frost-free growing season approaches 210 days along the Connecticut coast.
Tropical cyclones sometimes directly impact New England. The 1938 New England hurricane and Hurricane Carol in 1954 were especially devastating storms which made landfall in Southern New England. Other tropical systems that have directly impacted the region include Hurricane Donna, Hurricane Gloria, Hurricane Bob, Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, and Tropical Storm Isaias. While infrequent, tornadoes occasionally occur in the region, with notable events including the 1953 Worcester tornado, the Windsor Locks, Connecticut, tornado in 1979, and the 2011 New England tornado outbreak, which produced several destructive twisters throughout much of the region.

## Statistics for major cities and states
### Northern

vteClimate data for Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, Vermont (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1883–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 72 (22) | 84 (29) | 91 (33) | 95 (35) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 101 (38) | 98 (37) | 86 (30) | 76 (24) | 68 (20) | 101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51.7 (10.9) | 50.6 (10.3) | 62.0 (16.7) | 78.0 (25.6) | 86.5 (30.3) | 91.4 (33.0) | 92.2 (33.4) | 90.9 (32.7) | 87.0 (30.6) | 76.0 (24.4) | 66.2 (19.0) | 54.2 (12.3) | 94.4 (34.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 40.9 (4.9) | 55.3 (12.9) | 69.0 (20.6) | 77.6 (25.3) | 82.4 (28.0) | 80.7 (27.1) | 72.6 (22.6) | 58.9 (14.9) | 46.4 (8.0) | 35.0 (1.7) | 56.6 (13.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 32.3 (0.2) | 45.6 (7.6) | 58.4 (14.7) | 67.5 (19.7) | 72.4 (22.4) | 70.7 (21.5) | 62.7 (17.1) | 50.3 (10.2) | 39.3 (4.1) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 47.6 (8.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 14.3 (−9.8) | 23.6 (−4.7) | 35.9 (2.2) | 47.8 (8.8) | 57.3 (14.1) | 62.4 (16.9) | 60.7 (15.9) | 52.9 (11.6) | 41.8 (5.4) | 32.1 (0.1) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 38.6 (3.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −12.7 (−24.8) | −7.8 (−22.1) | 0.0 (−17.8) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 32.2 (0.1) | 42.3 (5.7) | 50.4 (10.2) | 47.4 (8.6) | 36.2 (2.3) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 13.7 (−10.2) | −1.6 (−18.7) | −15.3 (−26.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) | −30 (−34) | −24 (−31) | 2 (−17) | 24 (−4) | 33 (1) | 39 (4) | 35 (2) | 25 (−4) | 15 (−9) | −3 (−19) | −29 (−34) | −30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.13 (54) | 1.77 (45) | 2.24 (57) | 3.07 (78) | 3.76 (96) | 4.26 (108) | 4.06 (103) | 3.54 (90) | 3.67 (93) | 3.83 (97) | 2.70 (69) | 2.50 (64) | 37.53 (953) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 21.1 (54) | 19.3 (49) | 17.5 (44) | 4.1 (10) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 5.7 (14) | 19.5 (50) | 87.5 (222) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 11.1 (28) | 12.0 (30) | 11.4 (29) | 2.6 (6.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 2.7 (6.9) | 7.7 (20) | 17.2 (44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 14.7 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 157.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 14.3 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 11.6 | 54.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.9 | 146.8 | 190.7 | 206.2 | 251.4 | 270.1 | 301.9 | 258.2 | 201.0 | 159.2 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 2,295.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 32 | 33 | 51 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Source 1: NOAA (sun 1961–1990) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV) ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Concord Municipal Airport, New Hampshire (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1868–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) | 74 (23) | 89 (32) | 95 (35) | 98 (37) | 101 (38) | 102 (39) | 101 (38) | 98 (37) | 92 (33) | 80 (27) | 73 (23) | 102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.4 (11.3) | 54.3 (12.4) | 65.6 (18.7) | 81.6 (27.6) | 89.6 (32.0) | 92.8 (33.8) | 93.8 (34.3) | 92.4 (33.6) | 89.0 (31.7) | 79.0 (26.1) | 68.6 (20.3) | 56.9 (13.8) | 96.1 (35.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 34.8 (1.6) | 43.6 (6.4) | 57.5 (14.2) | 69.3 (20.7) | 77.8 (25.4) | 83.0 (28.3) | 81.7 (27.6) | 73.7 (23.2) | 60.9 (16.1) | 48.4 (9.1) | 37.1 (2.8) | 58.3 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 33.4 (0.8) | 45.4 (7.4) | 56.7 (13.7) | 65.8 (18.8) | 71.1 (21.7) | 69.5 (20.8) | 61.4 (16.3) | 49.3 (9.6) | 38.6 (3.7) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 47.2 (8.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 33.3 (0.7) | 44.1 (6.7) | 53.7 (12.1) | 59.2 (15.1) | 57.2 (14.0) | 49.0 (9.4) | 37.8 (3.2) | 28.7 (−1.8) | 19.5 (−6.9) | 36.1 (2.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.2 (−22.9) | −7.2 (−21.8) | 1.6 (−16.9) | 19.2 (−7.1) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 39.0 (3.9) | 47.1 (8.4) | 44.1 (6.7) | 32.1 (0.1) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 11.8 (−11.2) | −0.9 (−18.3) | −12.4 (−24.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) | −37 (−38) | −20 (−29) | 4 (−16) | 21 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 33 (1) | 29 (−2) | 20 (−7) | 10 (−12) | −17 (−27) | −24 (−31) | −37 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.80 (71) | 2.75 (70) | 3.28 (83) | 3.43 (87) | 3.47 (88) | 3.77 (96) | 3.62 (92) | 3.63 (92) | 3.63 (92) | 4.43 (113) | 3.44 (87) | 3.70 (94) | 41.95 (1,066) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.1 (43) | 16.9 (43) | 13.6 (35) | 2.5 (6.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 2.5 (6.4) | 14.3 (36) | 67.7 (172) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 11.9 (30) | 15.3 (39) | 13.9 (35) | 4.0 (10) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 2.0 (5.1) | 9.1 (23) | 19.8 (50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 132.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 8.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 30.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.9 | 66.0 | 64.8 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 74.5 | 76.3 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 72.3 | 69.8 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 10.2 (−12.1) | 12.0 (−11.1) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 42.1 (5.6) | 53.8 (12.1) | 58.8 (14.9) | 57.9 (14.4) | 50.5 (10.3) | 38.3 (3.5) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 16.7 (−8.5) | 35.0 (1.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 162.8 | 171.8 | 210.5 | 223.2 | 258.4 | 274.3 | 295.8 | 261.9 | 214.7 | 183.4 | 127.8 | 134.8 | 2,519.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 48 | 56 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity , dew points and sun 1961–1990) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV) ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Portland International Jetport, Maine (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1871–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) | 68 (20) | 88 (31) | 92 (33) | 96 (36) | 98 (37) | 103 (39) | 103 (39) | 96 (36) | 88 (31) | 75 (24) | 71 (22) | 103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51.8 (11.0) | 51.5 (10.8) | 61.2 (16.2) | 74.5 (23.6) | 85.4 (29.7) | 89.2 (31.8) | 91.6 (33.1) | 90.0 (32.2) | 86.6 (30.3) | 75.3 (24.1) | 65.4 (18.6) | 55.6 (13.1) | 93.5 (34.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) | 35.0 (1.7) | 42.3 (5.7) | 53.8 (12.1) | 64.2 (17.9) | 73.6 (23.1) | 79.5 (26.4) | 78.7 (25.9) | 71.1 (21.7) | 59.5 (15.3) | 48.4 (9.1) | 38.3 (3.5) | 56.4 (13.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 26.2 (−3.2) | 34.1 (1.2) | 44.6 (7.0) | 54.9 (12.7) | 64.3 (17.9) | 70.4 (21.3) | 69.2 (20.7) | 61.6 (16.4) | 50.3 (10.2) | 40.0 (4.4) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 47.5 (8.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 35.4 (1.9) | 45.5 (7.5) | 55.0 (12.8) | 61.2 (16.2) | 59.7 (15.4) | 52.1 (11.2) | 41.0 (5.0) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 38.6 (3.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −6.1 (−21.2) | −2.2 (−19.0) | 6.4 (−14.2) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 33.1 (0.6) | 43.4 (6.3) | 51.7 (10.9) | 48.6 (9.2) | 37.1 (2.8) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 3.9 (−15.6) | −9.0 (−22.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) | −39 (−39) | −21 (−29) | 8 (−13) | 23 (−5) | 33 (1) | 40 (4) | 33 (1) | 23 (−5) | 15 (−9) | −6 (−21) | −21 (−29) | −39 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.50 (89) | 3.54 (90) | 4.08 (104) | 4.41 (112) | 3.67 (93) | 4.15 (105) | 3.43 (87) | 3.57 (91) | 3.77 (96) | 5.25 (133) | 4.25 (108) | 4.50 (114) | 48.12 (1,222) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.6 (47) | 16.6 (42) | 13.6 (35) | 2.8 (7.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 2.3 (5.8) | 14.6 (37) | 68.7 (174) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 131.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 7.6 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 28.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66.8 | 65.2 | 66.3 | 66.8 | 71.1 | 74.7 | 75.3 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 73.9 | 72.6 | 70.2 | 71.3 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 21.7 (−5.7) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 42.6 (5.9) | 53.1 (11.7) | 59.2 (15.1) | 58.5 (14.7) | 50.9 (10.5) | 39.7 (4.3) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 35.7 (2.1) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.8 | 172.8 | 205.2 | 213.5 | 243.2 | 259.1 | 282.2 | 267.6 | 229.1 | 195.7 | 138.7 | 140.9 | 2,512.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 56 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV) ||||||||||||||
Water temperatures :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °F (°C) | 41.3 (5.2) | 38.8 (3.8) | 38.0 (3.3) | 41.6 (5.3) | 46.7 (8.1) | 54.6 (12.6) | 61.3 (16.3) | 63.7 (17.7) | 60.5 (15.8) | 54.9 (12.8) | 49.6 (9.8) | 45.3 (7.4) | 49.7 (9.8) |
| Source: Weather Atlas ||||||||||||||

### Central

vteClimate data for Boston, Massachusetts (Logan Airport), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1872−present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) | 73 (23) | 89 (32) | 94 (34) | 97 (36) | 100 (38) | 104 (40) | 102 (39) | 102 (39) | 90 (32) | 83 (28) | 76 (24) | 104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) | 57.9 (14.4) | 67.0 (19.4) | 79.9 (26.6) | 88.1 (31.2) | 92.2 (33.4) | 95.0 (35.0) | 93.7 (34.3) | 88.9 (31.6) | 79.6 (26.4) | 70.2 (21.2) | 61.2 (16.2) | 96.4 (35.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.8 (2.7) | 39.0 (3.9) | 45.5 (7.5) | 56.4 (13.6) | 66.5 (19.2) | 76.2 (24.6) | 82.1 (27.8) | 80.4 (26.9) | 73.1 (22.8) | 62.1 (16.7) | 51.6 (10.9) | 42.2 (5.7) | 59.3 (15.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 38.3 (3.5) | 48.6 (9.2) | 58.4 (14.7) | 68.0 (20.0) | 74.1 (23.4) | 72.7 (22.6) | 65.6 (18.7) | 54.8 (12.7) | 44.7 (7.1) | 35.7 (2.1) | 51.9 (11.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 40.8 (4.9) | 50.3 (10.2) | 59.7 (15.4) | 66.0 (18.9) | 65.1 (18.4) | 58.2 (14.6) | 47.5 (8.6) | 37.9 (3.3) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 44.5 (6.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 4.8 (−15.1) | 8.3 (−13.2) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 41.2 (5.1) | 49.7 (9.8) | 58.6 (14.8) | 57.7 (14.3) | 46.7 (8.2) | 35.1 (1.7) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 2.6 (−16.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −13 (−25) | −18 (−28) | −8 (−22) | 11 (−12) | 31 (−1) | 41 (5) | 50 (10) | 46 (8) | 34 (1) | 25 (−4) | −2 (−19) | −17 (−27) | −18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.39 (86) | 3.21 (82) | 4.17 (106) | 3.63 (92) | 3.25 (83) | 3.89 (99) | 3.27 (83) | 3.23 (82) | 3.56 (90) | 4.03 (102) | 3.66 (93) | 4.30 (109) | 43.59 (1,107) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 14.3 (36) | 14.4 (37) | 9.0 (23) | 1.6 (4.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.7 (1.8) | 9.0 (23) | 49.2 (125) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 128.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 23.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62.3 | 62.0 | 63.1 | 63.0 | 66.7 | 68.5 | 68.4 | 70.8 | 71.8 | 68.5 | 67.5 | 65.4 | 66.5 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 33.6 (0.9) | 45.0 (7.2) | 55.2 (12.9) | 61.0 (16.1) | 60.4 (15.8) | 53.8 (12.1) | 42.8 (6.0) | 33.4 (0.8) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 38.9 (3.8) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.4 | 168.4 | 213.7 | 227.2 | 267.3 | 286.5 | 300.9 | 277.3 | 237.1 | 206.3 | 143.2 | 142.3 | 2,633.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 49 | 50 | 59 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961−1990) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas (UV) ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Boston, Massachusetts :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °F (°C) | 41.3 (5.2) | 38.1 (3.4) | 38.4 (3.5) | 43.1 (6.2) | 49.2 (9.5) | 58.4 (14.7) | 65.7 (18.7) | 67.9 (20.0) | 64.8 (18.2) | 59.4 (15.3) | 52.3 (11.3) | 46.6 (8.2) | 52.1 (11.2) |
| Source: Weather Atlas ||||||||||||||
vteClimate data for Providence, Rhode Island (T. F. Green Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1904–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) | 72 (22) | 90 (32) | 98 (37) | 96 (36) | 98 (37) | 102 (39) | 104 (40) | 100 (38) | 88 (31) | 81 (27) | 77 (25) | 104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.7 (14.8) | 57.9 (14.4) | 67.1 (19.5) | 79.3 (26.3) | 87.2 (30.7) | 91.5 (33.1) | 94.8 (34.9) | 92.7 (33.7) | 87.6 (30.9) | 78.9 (26.1) | 70.1 (21.2) | 61.5 (16.4) | 96.6 (35.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.3 (3.5) | 40.5 (4.7) | 47.7 (8.7) | 58.9 (14.9) | 68.9 (20.5) | 77.7 (25.4) | 83.6 (28.7) | 82.2 (27.9) | 74.8 (23.8) | 63.8 (17.7) | 53.2 (11.8) | 43.4 (6.3) | 61.1 (16.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 32.0 (0.0) | 38.9 (3.8) | 49.3 (9.6) | 59.1 (15.1) | 68.2 (20.1) | 74.4 (23.6) | 73.0 (22.8) | 65.6 (18.7) | 54.4 (12.4) | 44.5 (6.9) | 35.5 (1.9) | 52.1 (11.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 39.6 (4.2) | 49.2 (9.6) | 58.8 (14.9) | 65.2 (18.4) | 63.9 (17.7) | 56.5 (13.6) | 45.1 (7.3) | 35.8 (2.1) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 4.1 (−15.5) | 7.4 (−13.7) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 38.1 (3.4) | 47.2 (8.4) | 56.2 (13.4) | 54.3 (12.4) | 43.1 (6.2) | 31.7 (−0.2) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 12.3 (−10.9) | 2.0 (−16.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −13 (−25) | −17 (−27) | 1 (−17) | 11 (−12) | 29 (−2) | 39 (4) | 48 (9) | 40 (4) | 32 (0) | 20 (−7) | 6 (−14) | −12 (−24) | −17 (−27) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.96 (101) | 3.44 (87) | 4.90 (124) | 4.29 (109) | 3.37 (86) | 3.81 (97) | 2.91 (74) | 3.59 (91) | 4.17 (106) | 4.18 (106) | 4.27 (108) | 4.65 (118) | 47.54 (1,208) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.3 (26) | 10.5 (27) | 6.4 (16) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 1.0 (2.5) | 7.6 (19) | 36.6 (93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 127.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 19.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.9 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 61.4 | 66.6 | 70.1 | 71.0 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 70.2 | 68.9 | 67.0 | 67.5 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 33.1 (0.6) | 45.0 (7.2) | 55.6 (13.1) | 61.5 (16.4) | 61.0 (16.1) | 53.8 (12.1) | 42.6 (5.9) | 33.3 (0.7) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 38.9 (3.8) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.7 | 172.6 | 215.6 | 225.1 | 254.9 | 274.1 | 290.6 | 262.8 | 233.0 | 208.7 | 148.0 | 148.6 | 2,605.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 50 | 52 | 58 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source 1: NOAA (relative humidity, dew point, and sun 1961–1990) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Providence :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average sea temperature °F (°C) | 41.4 (5.2) | 38.1 (3.4) | 38.7 (3.8) | 44.1 (6.7) | 50.9 (10.5) | 59.6 (15.3) | 67.0 (19.4) | 69.3 (20.7) | 66.7 (19.3) | 61.6 (16.4) | 54.2 (12.3) | 47.7 (8.8) | 53.3 (11.8) |
| Source: Weather Atlas ||||||||||||||

### Southern coastal

Climate data for Bridgeport, Connecticut (Sikorsky Airport), 1990–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) | 67 (19) | 84 (29) | 91 (33) | 97 (36) | 97 (36) | 103 (39) | 100 (38) | 99 (37) | 89 (32) | 78 (26) | 76 (24) | 103 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.2 (12.9) | 55.4 (13.0) | 65.8 (18.8) | 76.4 (24.7) | 83.7 (28.7) | 89.9 (32.2) | 92.9 (33.8) | 91.4 (33.0) | 85.1 (29.5) | 76.6 (24.8) | 67.4 (19.7) | 58.6 (14.8) | 94.6 (34.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.4 (3.6) | 40.5 (4.7) | 47.4 (8.6) | 58.3 (14.6) | 68.4 (20.2) | 77.7 (25.4) | 83.4 (28.6) | 81.9 (27.7) | 75.4 (24.1) | 64.4 (18.0) | 53.6 (12.0) | 43.8 (6.6) | 61.1 (16.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 33.1 (0.6) | 39.9 (4.4) | 50.0 (10.0) | 60.0 (15.6) | 69.6 (20.9) | 75.7 (24.3) | 74.5 (23.6) | 67.6 (19.8) | 56.4 (13.6) | 46.0 (7.8) | 37.0 (2.8) | 53.4 (11.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 32.3 (0.2) | 41.7 (5.4) | 51.7 (10.9) | 61.5 (16.4) | 67.9 (19.9) | 67.0 (19.4) | 59.8 (15.4) | 48.3 (9.1) | 38.4 (3.6) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 45.4 (7.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 5.3 (−14.8) | 9.8 (−12.3) | 16.3 (−8.7) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 39.7 (4.3) | 49.5 (9.7) | 57.0 (13.9) | 54.9 (12.7) | 44.6 (7.0) | 33.4 (0.8) | 23.8 (−4.6) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 3.5 (−15.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −7 (−22) | −6 (−21) | 4 (−16) | 18 (−8) | 31 (−1) | 41 (5) | 49 (9) | 44 (7) | 36 (2) | 26 (−3) | 13 (−11) | −4 (−20) | −7 (−22) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.10 (79) | 2.79 (71) | 4.05 (103) | 4.13 (105) | 3.80 (97) | 3.61 (92) | 3.46 (88) | 3.96 (101) | 3.48 (88) | 3.64 (92) | 3.39 (86) | 3.33 (85) | 42.74 (1,087) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.7 (20) | 8.1 (21) | 5.1 (13) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.7 (1.8) | 5.1 (13) | 27.6 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch) | 10.9 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 121.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch) | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 14.6 |
| Source: NOAA Climate data for Martha's Vineyard (Edgartown, Massachusetts) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 65 (18) 64 (18) 75 (24) 90 (32) 91 (33) 95 (35) 95 (35) 99 (37) 92 (33) 88 (31) 74 (23) 67 (19) 99 (37) Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 40.1 (4.5) 41.5 (5.3) 46.4 (8.0) 55.4 (13.0) 64.9 (18.3) 73.8 (23.2) 80.4 (26.9) 79.9 (26.6) 74.0 (23.3) 64.0 (17.8) 54.4 (12.4) 45.5 (7.5) 60.0 (15.6) Daily mean °F (°C) 32.9 (0.5) 34.1 (1.2) 39.0 (3.9) 47.5 (8.6) 56.7 (13.7) 65.7 (18.7) 72.3 (22.4) 71.9 (22.2) 66.2 (19.0) 56.1 (13.4) 47.0 (8.3) 38.4 (3.6) 52.3 (11.3) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 25.6 (−3.6) 26.8 (−2.9) 31.7 (−0.2) 39.5 (4.2) 48.6 (9.2) 57.6 (14.2) 64.2 (17.9) 63.9 (17.7) 58.4 (14.7) 48.2 (9.0) 39.7 (4.3) 31.3 (−0.4) 44.6 (7.0) Record low °F (°C) −6 (−21) −9 (−23) −7 (−22) 12 (−11) 28 (−2) 37 (3) 45 (7) 41 (5) 32 (0) 22 (−6) 14 (−10) −5 (−21) −9 (−23) Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.10 (104) 3.57 (91) 4.80 (122) 4.18 (106) 3.74 (95) 3.39 (86) 2.64 (67) 3.72 (94) 3.89 (99) 4.63 (118) 4.21 (107) 4.84 (123) 47.71 (1,212) Average snowfall inches (cm) 8.8 (22) 8.1 (21) 4.7 (12) 0.3 (0.76) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 3.4 (8.6) 25.3 (64) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.9 9.8 11.4 11.9 12.0 10.2 7.8 8.9 9.3 11.2 11.4 12.1 127.9 Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.5 3.3 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 10.5 Source: NOAA Climate data for Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket Memorial Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °F (°C) 63 (17) 59 (15) 66 (19) 83 (28) 85 (29) 92 (33) 92 (33) 100 (38) 86 (30) 83 (28) 74 (23) 63 (17) 100 (38) Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 39.5 (4.2) 40.1 (4.5) 44.2 (6.8) 52.2 (11.2) 60.7 (15.9) 68.7 (20.4) 75.4 (24.1) 75.7 (24.3) 70.4 (21.3) 61.9 (16.6) 52.8 (11.6) 45.1 (7.3) 57.2 (14.0) Daily mean °F (°C) 33.1 (0.6) 33.5 (0.8) 37.9 (3.3) 45.5 (7.5) 53.8 (12.1) 62.2 (16.8) 69.0 (20.6) 69.0 (20.6) 63.7 (17.6) 55.2 (12.9) 46.4 (8.0) 38.6 (3.7) 50.7 (10.4) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 26.6 (−3.0) 27.0 (−2.8) 31.5 (−0.3) 38.8 (3.8) 47.0 (8.3) 55.7 (13.2) 62.6 (17.0) 62.4 (16.9) 57.0 (13.9) 48.6 (9.2) 40.0 (4.4) 32.2 (0.1) 44.1 (6.7) Record low °F (°C) −3 (−19) −2 (−19) 7 (−14) 20 (−7) 28 (−2) 35 (2) 47 (8) 39 (4) 34 (1) 22 (−6) 16 (−9) −3 (−19) −3 (−19) Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.18 (81) 2.84 (72) 3.84 (98) 3.60 (91) 2.98 (76) 3.00 (76) 2.72 (69) 3.00 (76) 3.59 (91) 4.39 (112) 3.79 (96) 3.93 (100) 40.86 (1,038) Average snowfall inches (cm) 7.4 (19) 8.5 (22) 6.6 (17) 0.8 (2.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.2 (0.51) 5.8 (15) 29.4 (75) Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.6 10.2 10.5 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.9 13.1 12.5 13.1 10.9 12.4 141.4 Source 1: NOAA Source 2: Western Regional Climate Center (snow 1948−present) ||||||||||||||