In July, typical afternoon highs at The Breakers run around 76°F (warm). Mid-afternoon sun stands about 56° high, and the sun is up from 5:24 AM to 8:17 PM. Historic districts usually offer building shade on one side of the street as the sun moves.
See live sun & real shadows here →| January | 36°F |
| February | 38°F |
| March | 46°F |
| April | 52°F |
| May | 60°F |
| June | 70°F |
| July | 76°F |
| August | 73°F |
| September | 70°F |
| October | 61°F |
| November | 51°F |
| December | 41°F |
Historic districts usually offer building shade on one side of the street as the sun moves. See real building shadows over satellite imagery for any time of day: https://isthereshade.com/?anywhere&at=41.46972,-71.29861
Around 8:17 PM local time in mid-July (it shifts through the year). Sunrise is about 5:24 AM.
The Breakers · Newport, RI. Data: exact sun position; climate normals from historical weather; live forecast on the interactive view.
Newport's grand mansion sits on the water, and the coast keeps its summers mild. The Breakers welcomes visitors to a house and to sweeping grounds that run out toward the Atlantic, and while those lawns are open to the sky, the climate here is forgiving: July afternoon highs sit around 76°F, cooled by a steady sea breeze off the ocean. This is a place where the sun is a comfort question, not a hazard.
In high summer the sun rises early, around 5:24 AM, and sets near 8:17 PM. By 3 PM it stands 56 degrees up and sits to the west-southwest at about a 243-degree bearing. The house itself is large enough to throw substantial shade, and as the afternoon sun swings toward the west-southwest, that shadow falls across the grounds and terraces on the northeast side of the building. The open lawns between the mansion and the cliffs, though, sit in full sun through most of the day, with little natural cover.
The wide central lawns are the exposed part, best crossed earlier or later in the day when the low sun lets the house cast longer shadows.
With highs in the mid-70s and a reliable sea breeze, this is not a heat destination, so there is no hydration drama to plan around. Sunburn on the open lawns and along the exposed Cliff Walk is the only real concern, and a hat handles most of it. If you want the grounds at their most pleasant, the morning is cool and quiet, and the late afternoon brings soft light and lengthening shade across the terraces. The interior tour of The Breakers gives full relief from the sun whenever you take it, so you can time the outdoor portions for the gentler hours.
To see how the mansion and trees shade the grounds at your planned hour, open the satellite shadow view before your visit.