Kingston Weather Records

Kingston, Rhode Island weather averages and records from 1893–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Kingston, Rhode Island was 100 °F which occurred on July 22, 2011.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Kingston, Rhode Island was -23 °F which occurred on January 11, 1942.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Kingston Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 40.2 20.4 69 -23 4.2 9.8
February 42.5 21.6 73 -22 3.8 9.9
March 49.1 28.0 82 -10 5.6 6.7
April 59.7 36.7 92 8 4.9 1.1
May 69.7 46.3 97 25 3.8 0.0
June 78.0 55.5 96 30 4.1 0.0
July 83.4 61.4 100 38 3.3 0.0
August 82.4 59.9 100 33 4.3 0.0
September 75.8 53.1 95 25 4.2 0.0
October 65.2 42.0 87 13 5.0 0.1
November 54.5 33.4 80 -4 4.5 0.6
December 45.2 26.0 73 -17 5.3 6.7
Entire year 62.2 40.4 100 -23 52.9 35.1
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1893–2024
Highest daily low 76 °F August 17, 2016
Lowest daily high -3 °F February 5, 1918
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
55 °F December 29, 1950
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
36 °F Apr 29–30, 1990
Most daily precipitation 6.7 inches March 30, 2010
Most monthly precipitation 19.4 inches March 2010
Most yearly precipitation 69.7 inches 1983
Most yearly days with precipitation 160 2003
Earliest snow in season October 10 1979
Latest snow in season April 30 1909
Most daily snow 21.4 inches January 29, 2022
Most monthly snow 39.9 inches January 2011
Most yearly snow 78.0 inches 1893
Most snow in a winter 81.0 inches 1893–1894
Greatest snow accumulation 30.0 inches February 6, 1961
Earliest freeze September 15 1975
Earliest day ≥ 80 °F March 29 1945
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F April 14 2023
Latest freeze June 3 1986
Latest day ≥ 80 °F November 9 2020
Latest day ≥ 90 °F September 22 1980
Most days in a year < 0 °F 15 1961
Most days in a year < 32 °F 163 1904
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 98 2016
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 18 2002
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 1 2011
Kingston Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 15 days Nov 2–16, 1969
Without precipitation 36 days Aug 8 – Sep 12, 1995
With snow 6 days Jan 27 – Feb 1, 1943
High temperature at or
below freezing
19 days Jan 19 – Feb 6, 1961
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 53 days Jul 12 – Sep 2, 2016
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 8 days Jul 14–21, 2013
Plant Hardiness Zone
6B
Kingston is in plant hardiness zone 6B
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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1893–2024 Kingston location