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Warmest beach in Rhode Island

60 coastal locations in Rhode Island ranked by year-round average sea temperature. The state-wide average is 12.8°C. The peak month is August at 21.5°C. Click any beach for its 30-day chart and 10-year history.

Warmest year-round

Galilee

13.0°C annual mean

State-wide average

12.8°C

across 60 Rhode Island coastal locations

Warmest month

August

21.5°C state-wide average

What the water feels like at peak in August

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in. If you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

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

Month by month around the Rhode Island coast

Rhode Island sea temperatures swing from 4.6°C in February to 21.5°C in August on average across the coast. That's a spread of 17°C. Pick a single month for a focused ranking:

Rhode Island sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every Rhode Island beach we track. Drag and zoom; click any pin for that beach's full page.

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Top 50 warmest beaches in Rhode Island

Sorted by year-round average. Click any beach for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 Galilee Rhode Island 13.0°C
2 Gooseberry Beach Rhode Island 13.0°C
3 Jamestown Rhode Island 13.0°C
4 Narragansett Pier Rhode Island 13.0°C
5 Newport Rhode Island 13.0°C
6 Point Judith Rhode Island 13.0°C
7 Sachuest Beach Rhode Island 13.0°C
8 Scarborough Beach Rhode Island 13.0°C
9 Block Island (SW end), Block Island Sound Rhode Island 13.0°C
10 Sandy Point, Block Island Sound Rhode Island 13.0°C
11 Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island Rhode Island 13.0°C
12 Charlestown Rhode Island 12.9°C
13 Quonochontaug Rhode Island 12.9°C
14 South Kingstown Rhode Island 12.9°C
15 Misquamicut Rhode Island 12.9°C
16 Watch Hill Rhode Island 12.9°C
17 Weekapaug Rhode Island 12.9°C
18 Westerly Rhode Island 12.9°C
19 Anthony Point, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
20 The Glen, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
21 Kickamuit River, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
22 Nannaquaket Neck, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
23 North End, Bay Oil pier, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
24 Sachuest, Flint Point, Sakonnet River, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
25 Sakonnet, Sakonnet River Rhode Island 12.8°C
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26 Bay Spring, Bullock Cove, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
27 Beavertail Point, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
28 Bristol, Bristol Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
29 Bristol Ferry, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
30 Bristol Highlands, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
31 Castle Hill, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
32 Conanicut Point, Conanicut Island, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
33 Conimicut Light, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
34 East Greenwich, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
35 Narragansett Pier, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
36 Newport, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
37 Pawtucket, Seekonk River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
38 Pawtuxet, Pawtuxet Cove, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
39 Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge Rhode Island 12.8°C
40 Providence, State Pier no.1, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
41 Prudence Island, (south end), Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
42 Quonset Point Rhode Island 12.8°C
43 Rumford, Seekonk River, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
44 Watson Pier, Boston Neck, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
45 West Jamestown, Dutch Island Harbor, Conanicut Island Rhode Island 12.8°C
46 Wickford, Narragansett Bay Rhode Island 12.8°C
47 Little Compton Rhode Island 12.8°C
48 Tiverton Rhode Island 12.8°C
49 Bristol Rhode Island 12.7°C
50 Melville Rhode Island 12.7°C

Coldest 10 in Rhode Island

Same data, sorted the other way.

# Location Annual mean
1 Block Island Rhode Island 12.7°C
2 East Greenwich Rhode Island 12.7°C
3 Glocester Rhode Island 12.7°C
4 New Shoreham Rhode Island 12.7°C
5 Bristol Rhode Island 12.7°C
6 Melville Rhode Island 12.7°C
7 Middletown Rhode Island 12.7°C
8 North Kingstown Rhode Island 12.7°C
9 Potowomut Rhode Island 12.7°C
10 Providence Rhode Island 12.7°C

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