Average annual temperature in Rhode Island

Average annual temperature in Rhode Island was 51.1 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 2.3% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 50 states in 2025.

2025, °F51.1

Change on 2024-2.3%

Rank29th of 50US states ranked

Series high52.92012

Series low44.81904

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Average annual temperature in Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 131 values

Period	°F
2025	51.1
2024	52.3
2023	52.5
2022	52.1
2021	52.5
2020	52.8
2019	50.6
2018	51.6
2017	51.5
2016	52.2
2015	50.4
2014	49.7
2013	50.7
2012	52.9
2011	51.6
2010	52
2009	49.8
2008	50.8
2007	50.3
2006	51.8
2005	50.1
2004	49.3
2003	49
2002	51.2
2001	51.1
2000	49.5
1999	51.8
1998	52
1997	49.4
1996	49.1
1995	49.9
1994	49.6
1993	49.3
1992	48.4
1991	51.4
1990	51.5
1989	48.6
1988	49
1987	49.1
1986	49
1985	49.2
1984	49.8
1983	50.3
1982	48.6
1981	48.9
1980	48.5
1979	49.7
1978	47.4
1977	49.2
1976	48.3
1975	49.9
1974	49.1
1973	50.8
1972	48.1
1971	49.1
1970	48.4
1969	48.8
1968	48.3
1967	47.7
1966	48.7
1965	48
1964	48.5
1963	48.1
1962	47.1
1961	48.8
1960	48.5
1959	49.5
1958	47.4
1957	50
1956	48.2
1955	49
1954	49.3
1953	51.1
1952	50.2
1951	50
1950	48.7
1949	51.3
1948	48.4
1947	48.6
1946	49.3
1945	48.8
1944	48.9
1943	47.9
1942	48.6
1941	49
1940	46.2
1939	48
1938	49
1937	49
1936	47.9
1935	47.5
1934	47.2
1933	48.5
1932	49.2
1931	50
1930	49.5
1929	48.1
1928	48.1
1927	48.6
1926	45.9
1925	48.3
1924	46.7
1923	46.8
1922	48
1921	49.4
1920	47
1919	48.2
1918	47.3
1917	45.6
1916	47.2
1915	48.1
1914	46.9
1913	49.4
1912	47.1
1911	47.9
1910	47.9
1909	47.6
1908	48.4
1907	46
1906	48
1905	46.6
1904	44.8
1903	47.3
1902	47.6
1901	46.9
1900	48.6
1899	47.8
1898	48.8
1897	47.6
1896	47.7
1895	47.7

Compared with United States

Place	2025
Rhode Island	51.1
United States	54.6

Rankings

US states by average annual temperature 50 places

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide (Average annual temperature, Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json

MLA 9

NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Average annual temperature, Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/rhode-island.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_rhode_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide: Average annual temperature, Rhode Island, 1895 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/rhode-island. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/37/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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52.9 °F in 2012, the highest value since 1895 in this series.

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