Providenciales

City in Turks and Caicos Islands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Providenciales is a city in Turks and Caicos Islands. About 23,769 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Turks and Caicos Islands in our atlas.

It lies at 21.78° N, 72.25° W, about 18 m (59 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Grand_Turk time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Providenciales. Green dots: other major cities of Turks and Caicos Islands. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Providenciales has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Mar at about 24°C (76°F). Around 525 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

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Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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