Rhode Island August Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of August in Rhode Island for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest August in Rhode Island History?

2022 was the warmest August in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 85.0 °F, and the average low was 65.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest August in Rhode Island History?

1903 was the coolest August in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 71.5 °F, and the average low was 54.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	55	77.7	61.4
2022	1	85.0	65.3
2021	6	81.8	65.6
2020	4	83.1	64.5
2019	26	81.0	61.5
2018	2	83.7	66.5
2017	50	79.7	59.8
2016	3	84.1	63.8
2015	11	82.4	62.7
2014	76	79.0	58.2
2013	63	78.6	59.5
2012	13	82.0	63.0
2011	26	80.7	62.0
2010	33	80.8	60.9
2009	9	81.4	64.0
2008	86	78.2	58.6
2007	32	81.4	60.6
2006	47	79.6	60.4
2005	4	83.8	63.8
2004	50	78.0	61.5
2003	7	81.5	64.5
2002	11	82.9	62.3
2001	9	82.0	63.3
2000	74	77.4	60.0
1999	40	79.9	60.8
1998	19	81.4	61.7
1997	66	78.5	59.4
1996	50	78.5	61.1
1995	34	81.8	59.6
1994	81	77.7	59.3
1993	26	81.4	61.2
1992	91	76.7	59.0
1991	26	80.8	61.8
1990	17	80.4	63.1
1989	47	78.9	61.1
1988	8	81.7	63.9
1987	91	78.3	57.4
1986	101	76.1	58.4
1985	59	78.2	60.2
1984	17	80.6	63.0
1983	36	80.0	61.1
1982	107	76.4	57.0
1981	81	79.1	57.8
1980	19	80.8	62.5
1979	59	77.4	61.0
1978	43	78.4	61.9
1977	43	79.7	60.8
1976	86	78.1	58.8
1975	47	79.3	60.7
1974	41	80.6	60.0
1973	13	81.7	63.3
1972	86	78.0	58.8
1971	45	80.2	60.0
1970	36	80.9	60.4
1969	19	81.7	61.5
1968	76	79.0	58.2
1967	74	76.6	60.8
1966	59	79.2	59.1
1965	68	78.6	59.2
1964	127	74.7	54.8
1963	101	77.6	57.0
1962	104	76.2	57.9
1961	63	78.2	60.0
1960	71	78.4	59.2
1959	19	81.0	62.2
1958	76	77.8	59.3
1957	109	77.3	55.8
1956	68	79.0	58.8
1955	19	80.2	62.9
1954	111	76.3	56.6
1953	71	79.2	58.4
1952	54	79.0	60.4
1951	81	77.8	59.3
1950	95	76.8	58.6
1949	24	82.0	60.8
1948	36	80.4	60.7
1947	36	80.0	61.1
1946	122	73.5	57.6
1945	95	78.0	57.4
1944	24	82.6	60.2
1943	81	78.8	58.3
1942	91	77.2	58.4
1941	103	78.6	55.8
1940	126	76.0	54.4
1939	16	81.1	62.7
1938	30	80.9	61.3
1937	15	80.8	63.9
1936	81	78.2	58.8
1935	76	79.2	57.9
1934	120	75.6	55.6
1933	76	77.2	60.1
1932	68	79.0	58.8
1931	55	78.7	60.6
1930	98	78.5	56.7
1929	114	76.4	56.0
1928	30	79.8	62.3
1927	127	73.3	56.0
1926	89	77.2	59.1
1925	95	78.5	56.9
1924	91	78.0	57.5
1923	125	76.2	54.4
1922	104	75.6	58.3
1921	120	75.7	55.4
1920	55	78.6	60.7
1919	122	74.2	56.7
1918	58	78.8	59.8
1917	34	79.5	61.8
1916	59	78.6	59.7
1915	114	74.3	58.0
1914	90	76.4	59.4
1913	100	77.3	57.4
1912	122	74.8	56.2
1911	106	76.8	57.0
1910	116	75.5	56.6
1909	111	77.0	56.0
1908	109	75.5	57.8
1907	111	76.8	56.1
1906	45	78.8	61.4
1905	117	74.6	57.2
1904	117	74.9	56.9
1903	129	71.5	54.4
1902	119	76.1	55.5
1901	63	77.6	60.5
1900	50	79.9	59.7
1899	98	77.3	57.9
1898	41	78.7	61.9
1897	107	75.7	57.6
1896	66	78.5	59.4
1895	71	78.3	59.2