Windy cities · Rhode Island
How windy is Providence?
Providence right now
43°FBroken cloud
- Today44°F / 40°FClouds
- Tomorrow47°F / 37°FClear skies
- Monday46°F / 35°FClouds
Grey. Shocking, I know.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Across a typical year, the wind in Providence averages about 9 mph.
March is the windiest month, at about 10.5 mph, and August the calmest, at about 7.8 mph. There’s no wind at all about 8% of the time. That makes it the joint 44th windiest of the 124 US cities we track.
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The strongest average wind in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 12 mph.
Providence averages about 9 mph, and about 10.5 in March, so the smallest state still gets a big blow.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The wind at a glance
| Average wind speed, all year | 9 mph |
|---|---|
| Windiest month | March, 10.5 mph |
| Calmest month | August, 7.8 mph |
| Hours with no wind at all | 8% |
Average wind speeds across every hour of a typical year, not gusts.
Cities with about the same wind
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph
- Rochester, New York: about 9 mph
- South Bend, Indiana: about 9 mph
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00014765. Average wind speed, not gusts.