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Warmest beach in Rhode Island in December

60 coastal locations in Rhode Island ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 9.4°C.

Warmest in December

Galilee

10.2°C

State December average

9.4°C

across 60 coastal locations in Rhode Island

Vs annual mean

-3.4°C

below the year-round state average

What the Rhode Island water feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Rhode Island monthly average 4.6°C to 21.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 21.5°C
  • Coldest month February 4.6°C
  • Annual mean 12.8°C
  • Months above 20°C 3 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Rhode Island sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Rhode Island beach we track. The list below uses the typical December mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Rhode Island beaches in December

Sorted by typical December mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Galilee Rhode Island 10.2°C
2 Gooseberry Beach Rhode Island 10.2°C
3 Jamestown Rhode Island 10.2°C
4 Narragansett Pier Rhode Island 10.2°C
5 Newport Rhode Island 10.2°C
6 Point Judith Rhode Island 10.2°C
7 Sachuest Beach Rhode Island 10.2°C
8 Scarborough Beach Rhode Island 10.2°C
9 Charlestown Rhode Island 9.8°C
10 Quonochontaug Rhode Island 9.8°C
11 South Kingstown Rhode Island 9.8°C
12 Block Island (SW end), Block Island Sound Rhode Island 9.8°C
13 Sandy Point, Block Island Sound Rhode Island 9.8°C
14 Misquamicut Rhode Island 9.4°C
15 Watch Hill Rhode Island 9.4°C
16 Weekapaug Rhode Island 9.4°C
17 Westerly Rhode Island 9.4°C
18 Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.4°C
19 Bristol Rhode Island 9.4°C
20 Melville Rhode Island 9.4°C
21 Middletown Rhode Island 9.4°C
22 North Kingstown Rhode Island 9.4°C
23 Potowomut Rhode Island 9.4°C
24 Providence Rhode Island 9.4°C
25 Warren Rhode Island 9.4°C
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26 Warwick Rhode Island 9.4°C
27 Bay Spring, Bullock Cove, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
28 Beavertail Point, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
29 Bristol, Bristol Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
30 Bristol Ferry, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
31 Bristol Highlands, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
32 Castle Hill, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
33 Conanicut Point, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
34 Conimicut Light, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
35 East Greenwich, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
36 Narragansett Pier, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
37 Newport, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
38 Pawtucket, Seekonk River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
39 Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet Cove, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
40 Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge Rhode Island 9.3°C
41 Providence, State Pier no.1, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
42 Prudence Island, (south end), Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
43 Quonset Point Rhode Island 9.3°C
44 Rumford, Seekonk River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
45 Watson Pier, Boston Neck, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
46 West Jamestown, Dutch Island Harbor, Conanicut Island Rhode Island 9.3°C
47 Wickford, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.3°C
48 Block Island Rhode Island 9.2°C
49 East Greenwich Rhode Island 9.2°C
50 Glocester Rhode Island 9.2°C

Coldest 10 in Rhode Island in December

Same data the other way.

# Location December mean
1 Anthony Point, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.1°C
2 The Glen, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.1°C
3 Kickamuit River, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 9.1°C
4 Nannaquaket Neck, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.1°C
5 North End, Bay Oil pier, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.1°C
6 Sachuest, Flint Point, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 9.1°C
7 Sakonnet, Sakonnet River Rhode Island 9.1°C
8 Little Compton Rhode Island 9.2°C
9 Tiverton Rhode Island 9.2°C
10 Block Island Rhode Island 9.2°C

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