South Kingstown weather in August

In August, South Kingstown sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is South Kingstown's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see South Kingstown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

South Kingstown is town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.

Founded
1722

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical August day in South Kingstown reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 10°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in South Kingstown

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

South Kingstown weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 27°3.910.24.89.30.0
Feb38° / 27°3.494.110.30.0
Mar44° / 33°4.510.73.811.70.7
Apr53° / 42°4.0110.613.12.9
May62° / 51°3.410.9014.35.1
Jun71° / 61°3.59.5014.96.6
Jul77° / 67°2.99.5014.76.9
Aug76° / 67°3.69013.77.1
Sep71° / 61°3.88.8012.36.8
Oct61° / 51°4.59.60.110.95.2
Nov51° / 41°3.99.10.49.72.7
Dec43° / 33°4.710.82.99.10.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

South Kingstown gets around 3.6 in of rain over 9 wet days in August. 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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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13152934190
23153033190
33153033190
43153032200
53153031200
63153131200
73153131200
83153030201
93163030201
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:45 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:457:00
214.24:466:59
314.24:476:58
414.14:486:56
514.14:496:55
614.14:506:54
714.04:516:53
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2613.25:106:25
2713.25:116:23
2813.25:126:22
2913.15:136:20
3013.15:146:18
3113.05:166:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for South Kingstown

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit South Kingstown?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit South Kingstown for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for South Kingstown in August

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

In August, South Kingstown sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 67°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near South Kingstown in August

The nearest coast averages about 69°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 South Kingstown in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in South Kingstown 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.

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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 South Kingstown?

South Kingstown sits at 41.4°N, 71.5°W, 197 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Narragansett, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around South Kingstown

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around South Kingstown has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft around an average of 135 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 ft.

The land around South Kingstown is covered by trees (81%) within 2 miles, trees (51%) and water (38%) within 10 miles, and trees (49%) and water (45%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
285 ft
10 miles
574 ft
50 miles
1,447 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Narragansett 3.7 mi · North Kingstown 7.5 mi · Newport 11 mi · Middletown 14 mi · Westerly 16 mi · West Warwick 17 mi · Portsmouth 18 mi · Warwick 19 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 South Kingstown (41.4472°, -71.5249°, elevation 197 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).