When to go · Providenciales
Providenciales in October
Avoid month. Late hurricane season; some hotels shut for renovation.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Low
- Turks and Caicos overall
- Prices
- Low
- Turks and Caicos overall
Verdict
Late hurricane season; some hotels shut for renovation.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
October is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- ProvidencialesHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 26 °C (79 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 79 °F (26 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos), Turks and Caicos · Grace Bay, Long Bay, Chalk Sound, the caysstorm or typhoon risk
Flat, dry, breezy islands: 25–32 °C (77–90 °F), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.Flat, dry, breezy islands: 77–90 °F (25–32 °C), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.
Hurricane season season
The lowest prices and quietest beaches.
Watch: The peak storm risk; flights and boats can close for days; many hotels shut.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Hurricane season peak check
August to October · Islandwide
Flights, ferries and businesses can close for days; many hotels close for renovation.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Turks and Caicos overall
- Low
- Prices · Turks and Caicos overall
- Low
Turks and Caicos overall: Storm risk lingers; some closures continue.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Providenciales, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Oct: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Oct: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 10
Jan: 7 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 3
October: Late hurricane season; some hotels shut for renovation.
January: Dry and warm; high season, book early.
Providenciales: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries