Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
116km²
Area
118km
Coastline
49m
Highest point
Blue Hills
32,118
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
910km
To the mainland
When to go to Providenciales
Best for the beach from January to April and in July.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (25 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Providenciales is an island in United Kingdom. It belongs to Caicos Islands. It covers 116 km², with 118 km of coastline. Its highest point, Blue Hills, rises to 49 m. About 32,118 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 910 km away.
Getting there
- Providenciales International Airport (PLS)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at PLS airport (Providenciales)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesProvidenciales - North Caicos Ferry Service
- 910 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to April and Julybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Providenciales.
- 9beachesTaylor Bay Beach, Malcom Beach, Sapodilla Bay Beach and 6 more
- 1viewpointsSapodilla Hill
- 2ferry terminalsTCI Ferry
- 5marinasSouth Side Marina, Hawksbill Marina, Turtle Cove Marina and 2 more
- 1named peaksBlue Mountain
- 1dive centresDive Provo
- 12waymarked walking routesFrench village entrance roundabout, French village Building 1access, Bobby Dee's access and 9 more
- 1campsitesGrace Bay beach
- 63hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 79restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Providenciales in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Providenciales, each with its own numbers.
13beaches and covesCoastya
2mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
49m
Blue Hills
prominence 49 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
8.8km²
Chalk Sound (lanaw)
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
28.7°C
Chalk Sound (lanaw)
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.1°C
Boggy Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
13 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Turtle Covecove29.1°C
- Stubb’s Creekcove29.1°C
- Boggy Covecove29.1°C
- Gussy Covecove29.1°C
- Bermudian Harbour Creekcove29.1°C
- Silly Creekcove29.1°C
- Sirus Covecove29.1°C
- Thomas Parker Creekcove29.1°C
5 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Chalk Sound (lanaw)8.8km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 6 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Providenciales23,769 people
- Five Cays Settlement3,592 people
- Wheeland3,210 people
- The Bight Settlements2,288 people
- Blue Hills Settlements1,156 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Rain (mm) | 27 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 66 | 45 | 31 | 48 | 68 | 83 | 58 | 32 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1616654) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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