Providenciales weather in January

In January, Providenciales sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Providenciales's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Providenciales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Providenciales reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Providenciales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Providenciales weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°306.810.87.9
Feb25° / 24°195.111.38.2
Mar25° / 24°276.211.88.0
Apr25° / 24°336.212.57.8
May26° / 25°6510.2136.8
Jun28° / 27°408.113.36.7
Jul28° / 27°437.913.26.6
Aug28° / 27°719.812.76.1
Sep28° / 27°10814.112.15.3
Oct28° / 26°10515.811.55.6
Nov27° / 25°8112.5116.5
Dec26° / 25°437.710.77.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Providenciales gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 27 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:315:13
210.76:325:14
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Providenciales

In seasonPeak

None of Providenciales's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Providenciales sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Providenciales's rainy season runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Providenciales?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Providenciales for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Providenciales in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Providenciales sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

light clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Providenciales in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Providenciales in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Providenciales peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Providenciales in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Providenciales is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1422 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May12Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Providenciales?

Providenciales sits at 21.8°N, 72.3°W, 18 m above sea level, in Turks and Caicos Islands. The nearest listed city is Cockburn Town, 120 km away.

Cockburn Town

Topography around Providenciales

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Providenciales.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Providenciales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m.

The land around Providenciales is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
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40 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Cockburn Town 120 km · Port-de-Paix 214 km · Ti Port-de-Paix 214 km · San Fernando de Monte Cristi 224 km · Cap-Haïtien 225 km · Lenbe 231 km · Terrier Rouge 241 km · Dajabón 255 km

Turks and Caicos Islands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Prices
≈ 99% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$37,507
2024
Safe drinking water
47%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
76.3
per 100k, 2022
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 73%other 14%Roman Catholic 11%Jehovah's Witness 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Providenciales (21.7825°, -72.2521°, elevation 18 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).