Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Barrington, RI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Barrington runs cool, with an average high of 54° and low of 36° across 78 years of records. The date has seen wild swings though — a balmy 72° in 1985 and a teeth-chattering 20° in 1995. There's a 35% chance of rain today, but snow is nearly off the table at just 3%.
Barrington has seen the full extremes of a southern New England climate, from a scorching 104° on August 2, 1975 to a brutal -13° on January 23, 1976 — a 117-degree spread. On the wet side, a single August day in 1979 dropped 6.31 inches of rain, while February 2026 brought a historic 35.5-inch snowstorm.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with average highs peaking at 84° the week of July 16–22, while mid-January bottoms out around 36°. Spring and fall offer mild shoulders, with April climbing to a 58° average high and October holding at 64°. If you're trying to dodge the rain, note that late March into early April is the wettest stretch of the year.