Newport weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Newport is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with July and June close behind. Newport averages about 2,279 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 83 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,279
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 1,161 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 47 m
When is the best time to visit Newport?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Newport is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 82 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Newport?
Newport gets a moderate 2,279 hours of sunshine a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate August (77) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #289 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,161 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 82 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -4° / 25°F | 81 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 108 mm | 3 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 105 mm | 5 | 9° / 48°F |
| May | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 87 mm | 6 | 13° / 55°F |
| June | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 101 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 86 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| August | 77 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 83 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| September | 74 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 99 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| October | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 119 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 113 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Newport by month
The sea off Newport is warmest in July at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in February at 4°C / 39°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Providence/Warwick United States · 25 km · best in Aug · 2,279 h sun/yr
- Martha's Vineyard United States · 58 km · best in Jul · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Boston United States · 95 km · best in Jul · 2,157 h sun/yr
- Nantucket United States · 106 km · best in Jul · 2,196 h sun/yr
- Hartford United States · 125 km · best in May · 2,192 h sun/yr
- New Haven United States · 137 km · best in May · 2,191 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- New Bedford United States · 31 km · 2,197 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Block Island United States · 47 km · 2,278 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Westerly United States · 48 km · 2,279 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Montauk United States · 74 km · 2,278 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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