Providence Weather in August
Providence in August
The short of it: Providence in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 16° · rain 96 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Providence an average August high of 22°, a low of 16° and some 96 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-August, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Providence runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Quartier Militaire, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Providence, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartier MilitaireMoka | 2 km WSW | 22° | 16° | 96 mm |
| DagotièreMoka | 5 km W | 22° | 16° | 91 mm |
| Montagne Blanche00 | 7 km SE | 22° | 16° | 96 mm |
| LalmatieFlacq | 8 km NE | 23° | 17° | 96 mm |
| Saint PierreMoka | 9 km WNW | 22° | 16° | 84 mm |
| SebastopolFlacq | 9 km ESE | 23° | 17° | 94 mm |
| Brisée VerdièreFlacq | 10 km NNE | 23° | 17° | 90 mm |
| Bon AccueilFlacq | 10 km NE | 24° | 18° | 91 mm |