Rhode Island, United States

Providence

Providence is a city in Rhode Island, United States. It has a population of about 190,934 (2020). The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now53°F

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Population190,934

Local time11:03

41.82° N, 71.41° WElevation 7 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

Postal codes02901–02903, 02906–02909 …

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do Events

The year in Providenceweather score

October: high / low64° / 43°

Rain this month108mm

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Providence at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:06 · 17:5510 h 49 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:03 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 5.9 Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitMay · Sep–Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month85°F

Average high in July

Coolest month20°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthJune

102 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

95 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

within 0.8 km

How Providence has grown

People living in the built-up area (177 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.

+22%360k in 1975 → 437k in 2025

Weather in Providence

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

53°F

Partly cloudy · wind 21 km/h · humidity 55%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct63°42°

Fri23 Oct55°36°

Sat24 Oct61°33°

Sun25 Oct63°34°

Mon26 Oct68°39°

Tue27 Oct54°38°

Wed28 Oct56°30°

Thu29 Oct63°37°

Fri30 Oct63°42°

Sat31 Oct58°35°

When to go to Providence

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	31	32	30	57	67	60	52	58	76	71	40	28
High	38°	41°	48°	60°	70°	79°	85°	83°	76°	64°	53°	43°
Low	20°	21°	28°	38°	48°	58°	64°	62°	54°	43°	33°	25°
Rain (mm)	96	95	124	118	95	102	98	96	101	108	116	114
Wet days	10	9	10	10	12	13	12	11	9	11	10	11

Providence in January Providence in February Providence in March Providence in April Providence in May Providence in June Providence in July Providence in August Providence in September Providence in October Providence in November Providence in December

What's on in Providence

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

All events

Music venues

Amica Mutual Pavilion101 Sabin Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903 · 0.5 km

57 shows

Providence Performing Arts Center220 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903 · 0.3 km

21 shows

AS220115 Empire St, Providence, RI 02903, United States · 0.4 km

3 shows

The Dirt Palace14 Olneyville Square, Providence, RI 02909 · 2.7 km

3 shows

Public holidays

11Nov

Veterans DayNational

Wed26Nov

Thanksgiving DayNational

Thu25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Providence's festivals through the year

Jan

Feb

MarIvy Film Festival

Apr

May

Jun

JulRhode Island International Film Festival

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Monuments and museums in Providence

All monuments

0.8 km

Rhode Island State HouseBuilt 1904

0 km

Providence City HallBuilt 1878

0.2 km

United States Customshouse, ProvidenceBuilt 1855

0.5 km

Joseph Brown HouseBuilt 1774

0.6 km

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence

0.8 km

Roger Williams National MemorialBuilt 1966

Museum0.5 km

Rhode Island School of Design MuseumBuilt 1877

Museum0.8 km

John Brown HouseBuilt 1788

More museums: Governor Stephen Hopkins House · Lippitt House Museum · Providence Children's Museum · Rhode Island Jewish Museum · Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA)

Monuments of Rhode Island Museums of Rhode Island

Outdoors around Providence

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Climbing32 Golf courses28 Viewpoints6 Zoos3 Theme parks1

Prospect Terrace ViewpointViewpoints

0.8 km

Met LinksGolf courses

1 km

Roger Williams Park ZooZoos

2 km

Rhode Island Country ClubGolf courses

2.2 km

Daggett Farm ZooZoos

2.6 km

Huxley OverlookViewpoints

2.7 km

Yawgoo Valley Ski Area & Water ParkSki area · 3 km of pistes · 4 lifts

35 km

Nature around Providence

Nature in United States

River6.3 km

Blackstone River

River0.3 km

Woonasquatucket River

River0.4 km

Moshassuck River

River4.4 km

Ten Mile River, Rhode Island

River11 km

Pocasset River

River11 km

Millers River, Rhode Island

Nature in Rhode Island Mountains of Rhode Island Beaches of United States

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Providence

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:03 · Moonset 04:08 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~18 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 05:38 Northern lightsKp 5.9about 7 nights a year

Earthquakes around Providence

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19500magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record8within 300 km

Tsunamis · Providence

Tsunami archive

–19 May 1964landslide

C1Hurricane Henri (2021)61 km · 74 km/h C1Hurricane Elsa (2021)39 km · 83 km/h C1Hurricane Hanna (2008)25 km · 83 km/h TSTropical Storm Barry (2007)82 km · 65 km/h TSTropical Storm Hermine (2004)56 km · 65 km/h C4Hurricane Floyd (1999)65 km · 93 km/h TSTropical Storm Josephine (1996)98 km · 83 km/h C3Hurricane Bertha (1996)51 km · 111 km/h C3Hurricane Bob (1991)47 km · 157 km/h

Universities and research institutes

Brown UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1764

Rhode Island CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1854

Rhode Island School of DesignUniversity or college · founded 1877

Johnson & Wales UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1914

Providence CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1917

University GastroenterologyUniversity or college · founded 1996

Everett Company Stage SchoolUniversity or college

NeuroDevelopment CenterResearch institute · founded 1859

Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation InstituteResearch institute · founded 2016

Towns and villages around Providence

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Christian Hill1.2 km Olneyville3 km Elmwood3.1 km East Providence3.7 km Six Corners3.7 km Dyerville3.8 km Wanskuck3.8 km Silver Lake3.9 km Merino4.3 km Geneva4.5 km Washington Park4.5 km Carpenters Corner4.7 km Manton4.8 km Squantum4.9 km Woodlawn4.9 km Edgewood4.9 km Fruit Hill5 km Woodville5.1 km North Providence5.3 km Cranston5.3 km Lymansville5.3 km Silver Spring5.4 km Vue de l'eau5.4 km Allendale5.6 km Fairlawn5.8 km Knightsville6.3 km Thornton6.4 km Centerdale6.5 km Pawtucket6.6 km Wayland6.9 km Riverside7.5 km Garden City7.6 km Central Falls7.6 km Kent Corner7.7 km Simmonsville7.8 km Pleasant View7.8 km Johnston7.8 km Meshanticut7.9 km Darlington7.9 km Pocasset8 km Greystone8 km Saylesville8.3 km Esmond8.6 km Happy Hollow9.1 km Lonsdale9.3 km Valley Falls9.4 km Oaklawn9.6 km Howard9.7 km Georgiaville11 km Fountain Spring11 km Lincoln11 km Cumberland Mills11 km Berkeley12 km Bishop Heights12 km Lime Rock12 km Quinnville12 km Greenville13 km Ashton13 km Spragueville13 km Stillwater13 km Saundersville13 km West Greenville14 km North Scituate14 km Albion15 km Abbott Run15 km Jackson15 km

All 113 towns and villages in Providence County Rhode Island

Providence from above

Around Providence35 places to see, do and reach nearby

Blackstone RiverNature3.9 mi Woonasquatucket RiverNature0.2 mi Moshassuck RiverNature0.2 mi Ten Mile River, Rhode IslandNature2.7 mi Pocasset RiverNature6.8 mi Millers River, Rhode IslandNature7.0 mi Green Jacket ShoalNature1.1 mi Rock Island, Rhode IslandNature5.4 mi Jerimoth HillMountain19 mi Huckleberry Hill, Rhode IslandMountain20 mi Yawgoo Valley Ski Area & Water ParkSki area22 mi Rhode Island State HouseMonument0.5 mi Providence City HallMonumentunder 0.1 mi United States Customshouse, ProvidenceMonument0.1 mi Joseph Brown HouseMonument0.3 mi Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, ProvidenceMonument0.4 mi Roger Williams National MemorialMonument0.5 mi Union Station, ProvidenceMonument0.1 mi Beneficent Congregational ChurchMonument0.3 mi Rhode Island School of Design MuseumMuseum0.3 mi John Brown HouseMuseum0.5 mi Annmary Brown MemorialMuseum0.5 mi Haffenreffer Museum of AnthropologyMuseum0.5 mi Roger Williams National Memorial Visitor CenterMuseum0.5 mi ProvidenceStation0.4 mi Pawtucket/Central FallsStation3.9 mi South AttleboroStation5.9 mi Seastreak Ferry Terminal at ProvidenceFerry port0.9 mi Newport and Bristol FerryFerry port0.9 mi CranstonPlace3.3 mi PawtucketPlace4.1 mi AttleboroPlace11 mi East ProvidencePlace2.3 mi CumberlandPlace9.9 mi West WarwickPlace10 mi

Postal codes

02901–0290302906–02909029120291802940

Getting to Providence

Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportPVD

11 km

Newport State AirportNPT

34 km

New Bedford Regional AirportEWB

41 km

ProvidenceRailway station

0.6 km

Pawtucket/Central FallsRailway station

6.3 km

South AttleboroRailway station

9.5 km

Seastreak Ferry Terminal at ProvidenceFerry port

1.5 km

Newport and Bristol FerryPrudence Island Ferry · Seastreak Ferry Terminal at Newport

1.5 km

Places near Providence

5.3 km

Places with a climate like Providence

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

97% alike

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Providence?

Based on 30-year climate normals, May, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Providence.

What is the hottest month in Providence?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85°F and lows of 64°F.

What is the coldest month in Providence?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 38°F and lows of 20°F.

What is the rainiest month in Providence?

June is the wettest month with about 4.0 in of precipitation on 13 wet days.

What is the postal code of Providence?

Providence has 10 postal codes: 02901–02903, 02906–02909, 02912, 02918, 02940.

Providence

Providence at a glance

How Providence has grown

Weather in Providence

When to go to Providence

What's on in Providence

Music venues

Public holidays

Providence's festivals through the year

Monuments and museums in Providence

Outdoors around Providence

Nature around Providence

Wildlife in October

The sky over Providence

Earthquakes around Providence

Tsunamis · Providence

Universities and research institutes

Towns and villages around Providence

Providence from above

Postal codes

Getting to Providence

Places near Providence

Cranston

Pawtucket

Attleboro

East Providence

Cumberland

West Warwick

North Providence

Warwick

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Frequently asked questions