Providence is located at the head of Narragansett Bay on the Providence River near the Atlantic coast. The city is intersected by two rivers and is built on three hills. Summer weather is seasonably warm and tempered by ocean breezes. Spring and autumn are mild and sunny, and winters are moderately cold.
Area: 18.5 square miles (2000)
Elevation: 80 feet above sea level
Average Temperatures: January, 28.7° F; August 71.9° F; annual average, 51.1° F
Average Annual Precipitation: 46.45 inches total; 36.0 inches snowfall