Is this weather normal in Washington County?

Rhode Island · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Washington County has warmed about 0.7° per decade since 1970. 6.9 inches fell in September, the 9th-most for a September there in 132 years.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 58°, lows near 40°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Washington County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.2°OctNov: -1.1°NovDec: -3.8°DecJan 2026: -3.1°JanFeb: -5.1°FebMar: +2.3°MarApr: +1.9°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: +2.5°JunJul: +0.1°JulAug: +1.6°AugSep: -0.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.7 inOctNov: -1.1 inNovDec: -2.0 inDecJan 2026: -1.4 inJanFeb: -1.2 inFebMar: -0.4 inMarApr: -2.3 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: +4.2 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +3.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Washington County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 22°3.8 in38.7° 202319.1° 1912
February40° / 23°3.3 in38.2° 201815.2° 1934
March47° / 29°4.8 in45.5° 201228.2° 1916
April57° / 38°4.3 in51.9° 201040.4° 1943
May67° / 47°3.5 in61.5° 199148.7° 1917
June76° / 57°3.7 in69.0° 200858.2° 1903
July82° / 63°3.2 in76.3° 201365.7° 1914
August81° / 62°3.7 in75.6° 201863.2° 1903
September74° / 55°4.0 in68.1° 196158.0° 1917
October63° / 44°4.6 in60.1° 201746.1° 1925
November53° / 35°3.9 in48.3° 200935.2° 1901
December44° / 27°4.6 in46.3° 201520.9° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Washington County

Crime Radar: Westerly, Hopkinton, Charlestown

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