Providenciales climate — normals and trends
Providenciales (Turks and Caicos Islands) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 710 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Providenciales averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Providenciales has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 9 October 2024) and the coldest 19.1 °C (on 20 January 1977).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Providenciales
- coords
- 21.78°, -72.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
25.2°C
Annual rainfall
710mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
30.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.5 °C
9 October 2024
Coldest day
19.1 °C
20 January 1977
Wettest day
286 mm
24 August 2011
Windiest day
125.0 km/h
7 September 2017
Strongest gust
198.7 km/h
7 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
6 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.4 °C
15 January 2000
Sunniest day
13.1 h
1 July 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 50 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 150 mm | +85 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 151 mm | +56 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 195 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Providenciales?
Providenciales has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 710 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Providenciales?
The hottest day measured in Providenciales between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2024, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Providenciales?
The coldest day measured in Providenciales between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1977, at 19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Providenciales?
Almost never: Providenciales sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Providenciales warmed?
Yes: Providenciales warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Providenciales?
The wettest day measured in Providenciales between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2011, with 286 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Providenciales?
The windiest day measured in Providenciales between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2017, with winds reaching 125.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Providenciales?
The warmest month in Providenciales is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Providenciales?
Providenciales receives on average 710 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Providenciales?
Providenciales gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Providenciales?
Yes: Providenciales has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Providenciales?
In Providenciales, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 6 July 2024, and the lowest was 14.4 °C on 15 January 2000.
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