Woonsocket Weather in August
Woonsocket in August
The short of it: Woonsocket in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 103 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 82° · low 61° · rain 4.1 in. · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
August in Woonsocket brings afternoons near 82° and nights around 61°, with about 4.1 in. of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 82°, nights near 61°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.1 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-August, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Woonsocket runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Cumberland, 5 mi to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Woonsocket, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.2 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CumberlandRhode Island | 5 mi ESE | 81° | 61° | 4.1 in. |
| FranklinMassachusetts | 8 mi NE | 82° | 61° | 4.1 in. |
| North ProvidenceRhode Island | 11 mi SSE | 82° | 62° | 4.1 in. |
| PawtucketRhode Island | 11 mi SE | 83° | 62° | 4.1 in. |
| AttleboroMassachusetts | 12 mi ESE | 82° | 62° | 4.1 in. |
| ProvidenceRhode Island | 13 mi SSE | 84° | 63° | 4.1 in. |
| East ProvidenceRhode Island | 15 mi SSE | 83° | 63° | 4.1 in. |
| CranstonRhode Island | 16 mi SSE | 83° | 63° | 4.1 in. |