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Best time to visit Providence

September is the best time to visit Providence for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 90/100
The least cloud October 53 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 79 mm
Warmth July 28 °C
Cooler weather January 2.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 90 23 °C 8
2 June 86 25 °C 10
3 May 82 20 °C 11
4 August 79 27 °C 10
5 July 75 28 °C 10
6 October 74 17 °C 9
7 April 59 14 °C 11
8 November 50 11 °C 9
9 March 35 7.8 °C 10
10 February 30 4.0 °C 9
11 January 29 2.8 °C 9
12 December 28 5.6 °C 10

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 5.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.