Coventry weather in January

In January, Coventry sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 22°F, with 3.5 in of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Coventry's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coventry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.5 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:17 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
8 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Coventry is town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°F through the month.

A typical January day in Coventry reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 22°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°F cooler than December and about 2°F cooler than February.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How January really feels in Coventry

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
22 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Coventry weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 22°3.59.85.49.30.0
Feb39° / 23°3.18.74.910.30.0
Mar46° / 30°4.310.54.311.71.3
Apr58° / 40°3.810.90.813.14.1
May68° / 49°3.210.8014.36.0
Jun77° / 59°3.710.50156.6
Jul83° / 65°3.511.1014.75.7
Aug81° / 64°4.110.6013.76.4
Sep73° / 56°3.78.5012.37.0
Oct62° / 46°4.19.40.210.95.4
Nov51° / 36°3.58.80.89.62.6
Dec42° / 28°4.310.34.190.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Coventry gets around 3.5 in of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13415
23416
33417
43417
53417
63418
73418
83418
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113419
123419
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143319
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312916

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:194:21
29.07:194:21
39.07:194:22
49.17:194:23
59.17:194:24
69.17:194:25
79.17:194:26
89.17:194:27
99.17:194:28
109.27:194:28
119.27:194:29
129.27:194:30
139.27:184:32
149.27:184:33
159.37:184:34
169.37:174:35
179.37:174:36
189.37:164:37
199.47:164:38
209.47:164:39
219.47:154:40
229.57:144:41
239.57:144:43
249.57:134:44
259.57:124:45
269.67:124:46
279.67:114:47
289.67:104:49
299.77:094:50
309.77:094:51
319.77:084:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
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31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
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71.8Dim
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91.8Dim
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141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Moderate
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Coventry

In seasonPeak

None of Coventry's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Coventry sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Coventry?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Coventry.

What to pack for Coventry in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Coventry sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 22°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Coventry in January

The nearest coast averages about 43°F in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 mi away) is warmest in August at about 69°F and coldest in February near 39°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 29 to Aug 30 — about 1.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan43Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar40Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May51Bracing
Jun60Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug69Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct62Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec48Bracing

UV index in Coventry in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coventry peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Coventry?

Coventry sits at 41.7°N, 71.7°W, 423 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West Warwick, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Coventry

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Coventry.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coventry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft around an average of 489 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,585 ft.

The land around Coventry is covered by trees (93%) within 2 miles, trees (89%) within 10 miles, and trees (65%) and water (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
394 ft
10 miles
761 ft
50 miles
1,585 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: West Warwick 8.1 mi · Plainfield 12 mi · Johnston 12 mi · Killingly Center 14 mi · Warwick 14 mi · Cranston 14 mi · North Providence 16 mi · North Kingstown 16 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Coventry (41.7001°, -71.6828°, elevation 423 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).