Providencia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Providencia is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with February and April close behind. Providencia averages about 2,733 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,733
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 1,040 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Providencia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Providencia is March, then February and April. The dullest month is October (68/100, 200 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Providencia?
Providencia gets a lot of sun: around 2,733 hours a year. March (94/100) is noticeably better than October (68). It ranks #3 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,819 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 49% of the annual 1,040 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 33 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 12 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 7 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 12 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 74 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 119 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 99 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 99 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 119 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 200 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 68 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 195 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 71 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Providencia by month
The sea off Providencia is warmest in May at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Andrés Colombia · 94 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- San José (Alajuela) Costa Rica · 486 km · best in Feb · 2,387 h sun/yr
- Panama City Panama · 523 km · best in Feb · 1,770 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 539 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Liberia Costa Rica · 549 km · best in Jan · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 638 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Corn Nicaragua · 227 km · 2,122 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua · 232 km · 2,271 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Bluefields Nicaragua · 303 km · 1,871 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Puerto Lempira Honduras · 336 km · 2,479 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Limón Costa Rica · 419 km · 1,758 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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