Providence climate
Providence is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -5.4 °C. December is the wettest month (112 mm) and May the driest (79 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Providence averages 1,131 mm of rain, 75 days above 25 °C and 97 days below freezing.
United States · 2 m elevation · population 190,934 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 28 °C
- Coldest month January -5.4 °C
- Driest month May 79 mm
- Wettest month December 112 mm
- Least cloud October 53 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -26 °C
What to expectProvidence through the year
Providence has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 2.8 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 75 days a year reach 25 °C, 17 of them reach 30 °C, 97 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 79 mm in May to 112 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8 °C | 92 mm | 56 % |
| February | 4.0 °C | 80 mm | 56 % |
| March | 7.8 °C | 112 mm | 59 % |
| April | 13.9 °C | 100 mm | 61 % |
| May | 19.5 °C | 79 mm | 63 % |
| June | 24.6 °C | 88 mm | 61 % |
| July | 28.0 °C | 82 mm | 56 % |
| August | 26.9 °C | 97 mm | 54 % |
| September | 22.9 °C | 92 mm | 53 % |
| October | 16.7 °C | 105 mm | 53 % |
| November | 10.7 °C | 90 mm | 55 % |
| December | 5.6 °C | 112 mm | 58 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8 °C | -5.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 20.0 °C | -23.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 4.0 °C | -4.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 20.1 °C | -25.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| March | 7.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 2.9 °C | 24.5 °C | -18.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| April | 13.9 °C | 4.5 °C | 8.7 °C | 31.1 °C | -7.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 19.5 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.3 °C | 35.2 °C | 0.9 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 24.6 °C | 15.5 °C | 19.6 °C | 36.3 °C | 6.3 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.0 °C | 19.0 °C | 23.1 °C | 39.0 °C | 11.4 °C | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 26.9 °C | 18.5 °C | 22.2 °C | 37.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 22.9 °C | 14.9 °C | 18.5 °C | 34.8 °C | 4.1 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 16.7 °C | 8.9 °C | 12.4 °C | 28.8 °C | -5.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 10.7 °C | 3.3 °C | 6.6 °C | 22.9 °C | -11.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 5.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 1.5 °C | 21.4 °C | -16.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 mm | 9 | 9.5 h/day | 56 % | 70 % | 19 km/h |
| February | 80 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 68 % | 19 km/h |
| March | 112 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 69 % | 20 km/h |
| April | 100 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 61 % | 70 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 79 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 63 % | 74 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 88 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 61 % | 75 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 82 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 56 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 97 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 54 % | 76 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 92 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 53 % | 77 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 105 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 76 % | 18 km/h |
| November | 90 mm | 9 | 9.8 h/day | 55 % | 74 % | 18 km/h |
| December | 112 mm | 10 | 9.2 h/day | 58 % | 73 % | 19 km/h |
Where Providence ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in September | 26th of 50 | 90/100 |
| The coolest places in North America in March | 38th of 50 | 7.8 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in April | 39th of 50 | 14 °C |
| Places with the best weather in North America in June | 40th of 50 | 86/100 |
| The coolest places in North America in May | 40th of 50 | 20 °C |
| The coolest places in North America in February | 43rd of 50 | 4.0 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Providence.
QuestionsCommon questions about Providence’s climate
When is the best time to visit Providence?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and May the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Providence get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 17 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -5.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 97 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Providence?
December, averaging 112 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is May with 79 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,131 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Providence rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 41.824°, -71.413° , 2 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.