Weather in Rhode Island
Climate at a glance
Rhode Island is largely one climate zone across 31 cities and towns. Predominantly warm-summer humid continental.
The state spans roughly 0.7° of latitude (41.3° N to 42.0° N), from Watch Hill in the south to Woonsocket in the north. Providence is the largest city by population.
Microseason · May 16–20 · Northeast Continental
Roses open along the stoops
Climbing roses begin flowering on brownstone trellises.
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Microseason content for Rhode Island is drawn from the Northeast Continental corpus (100% of the state's cities sit in this region).
All cities in Rhode Island
- Providence1,292,041
- Cranston83,250
- Warwick83,175
- Pawtucket75,893
- East Providence47,281
- Woonsocket43,521
- Newport24,874
- Central Falls22,701
- Valley Falls12,657
- Newport East11,069
- Cumberland Hill8,648
- Greenville8,296
- Kingston7,332
- Pascoag4,410
- Narragansett Pier3,167
- Hope Valley2,297
- Chepachet1,923
- Harrisville1,767
- Ashaway1,722
- Melville1,631
- Bradford1,511
- Carolina1,048
- Harmony1,006
- Greene962
- Quonochontaug610
- Weekapaug541
- Foster Center358
- Misquamicut348
- Wyoming320
- Clayville296
- Watch Hill203