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Providence, RI vs San Francisco, CA weather comparison

Providence

RI

Providence picks up around 40 more inches of snow each winter.

San Francisco has around 116 fewer freezing nights a year. San Francisco sees rain or snow on roughly 52 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Providence, RI and San Francisco, CA
ProvidenceMetricSan Francisco
199 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies248 days
44 inPrecipitationper year23 in
123 daysWet daysrain or snow per year71 days
40 inSnowfallper year0 in
14 daysHot daysabove 90 °F3 days
116 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F0 days
73%Humidityaverage relative77%
52 °FAverage temperatureyear round58 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

ProvidenceSan Francisco

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovProvidence, Jan: 38 °FProvidence, Feb: 40 °FProvidence, Mar: 47 °FProvidence, Apr: 59 °FProvidence, May: 69 °FProvidence, Jun: 78 °FProvidence, Jul: 84 °FProvidence, Aug: 82 °FProvidence, Sep: 75 °FProvidence, Oct: 64 °FProvidence, Nov: 53 °FProvidence, Dec: 43 °FSan Francisco, Jan: 58 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 60 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 62 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 63 °FSan Francisco, May: 64 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 66 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 66 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 68 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 70 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 70 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 64 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 58 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovProvidence, Jan: 21 °FProvidence, Feb: 22 °FProvidence, Mar: 29 °FProvidence, Apr: 39 °FProvidence, May: 49 °FProvidence, Jun: 58 °FProvidence, Jul: 65 °FProvidence, Aug: 63 °FProvidence, Sep: 56 °FProvidence, Oct: 44 °FProvidence, Nov: 35 °FProvidence, Dec: 26 °FSan Francisco, Jan: 47 °FSan Francisco, Feb: 48 °FSan Francisco, Mar: 49 °FSan Francisco, Apr: 50 °FSan Francisco, May: 51 °FSan Francisco, Jun: 53 °FSan Francisco, Jul: 55 °FSan Francisco, Aug: 56 °FSan Francisco, Sep: 56 °FSan Francisco, Oct: 54 °FSan Francisco, Nov: 51 °FSan Francisco, Dec: 47 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Providence high384047596978848275645343
San Francisco high586062636466666870706458
Providence low212229394958656356443526
San Francisco low474849505153555656545147

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ProvidenceSan Francisco
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovProvidence, Jan: 3.6 inProvidence, Feb: 3.1 inProvidence, Mar: 4.4 inProvidence, Apr: 3.8 inProvidence, May: 3.1 inProvidence, Jun: 3.5 inProvidence, Jul: 3.2 inProvidence, Aug: 3.8 inProvidence, Sep: 3.6 inProvidence, Oct: 4.1 inProvidence, Nov: 3.5 inProvidence, Dec: 4.3 inSan Francisco, Jan: 4.5 inSan Francisco, Feb: 4.7 inSan Francisco, Mar: 3.5 inSan Francisco, Apr: 1.6 inSan Francisco, May: 0.8 inSan Francisco, Jun: 0.2 inSan Francisco, Jul: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Aug: 0.0 inSan Francisco, Sep: 0.1 inSan Francisco, Oct: 1.0 inSan Francisco, Nov: 2.2 inSan Francisco, Dec: 4.2 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Providence3.63.14.43.83.13.53.23.83.64.13.54.3
San Francisco4.54.73.51.60.80.20.00.00.11.02.24.2

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ProvidenceSan Francisco
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovProvidence, Jan: 18 daysProvidence, Feb: 16 daysProvidence, Mar: 16 daysProvidence, Apr: 15 daysProvidence, May: 14 daysProvidence, Jun: 15 daysProvidence, Jul: 18 daysProvidence, Aug: 18 daysProvidence, Sep: 17 daysProvidence, Oct: 18 daysProvidence, Nov: 17 daysProvidence, Dec: 17 daysSan Francisco, Jan: 14 daysSan Francisco, Feb: 13 daysSan Francisco, Mar: 16 daysSan Francisco, Apr: 19 daysSan Francisco, May: 22 daysSan Francisco, Jun: 25 daysSan Francisco, Jul: 28 daysSan Francisco, Aug: 27 daysSan Francisco, Sep: 27 daysSan Francisco, Oct: 24 daysSan Francisco, Nov: 18 daysSan Francisco, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Providence181616151415181817181717
San Francisco141316192225282727241815

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).