Newport weather in June

In June, Newport sees average daytime highs of 66°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Newport's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Newport's year-round climate.

Daytime high
66°
4th warmest
Overnight low
60°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
9.3 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:16 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
11 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Newport is city in and county seat of Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
821/km²
people per km²
Founded
1639

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical June day in Newport reaches about 66°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 9°F warmer than May and about 6°F cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Newport

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Newport weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 28°4.410.64.59.30.0
Feb38° / 29°3.89.63.910.30.0
Mar42° / 34°5.110.93.611.70.3
Apr49° / 42°4.611.40.613.12.0
May57° / 51°3.910.9014.34.0
Jun66° / 60°3.79.3014.96.1
Jul73° / 67°3.08.9014.77.0
Aug73° / 68°3.68.8013.77.1
Sep68° / 62°4.18.8012.36.6
Oct60° / 53°5.1100.110.95.0
Nov51° / 43°4.59.70.49.72.7
Dec44° / 35°5.211.52.99.10.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Newport gets around 3.7 in of rain over 9.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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431
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632
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
159301100
257311200
355321300
452331410
550341510
649351610
747361710
845361810
943371910
1041382010
1138382220
1236392320
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1625393050
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1821383380
19193734100
20173635120
21153537140
22133438160
23123238180
24103139200
2592940220
2682740231
2782640251
2872440272
2962340282
3062240303

Wind in June

Winds average 11 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:207:06
214.84:197:07
314.84:197:07
414.84:187:08
514.84:187:09
614.94:187:10
714.94:177:10
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Newport

In seasonPeak

In June, Newport sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Newport 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 June a good time to visit Newport?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Newport for sightseeing.

What to pack for Newport in June

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

In June, Newport sees daytime highs around 66°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Newport in June

The nearest coast averages about 60°F in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 9 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 26 to Aug 30 — about 1.2 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
Oct61Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec49Bracing

UV index in Newport in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Newport peaks around June 23 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newport?

Newport sits at 41.5°N, 71.3°W, 30 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Middletown, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Newport

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Newport has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft around an average of 33 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,181 ft.

The land around Newport is covered by water (43%) and trees (23%) within 2 miles, water (63%) and trees (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and water (46%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
177 ft
10 miles
315 ft
50 miles
1,181 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Middletown 3.7 mi · Narragansett 7.5 mi · Portsmouth 8.7 mi · North Kingstown 8.7 mi · South Kingstown 11 mi · Bristol 13 mi · Warwick 16 mi · Fall River 17 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 Newport (41.4901°, -71.3128°, elevation 30 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).