East Providence, RI Climate Specs + Top-Rated Window Installers
ENERGY STAR groups Providence County into its Northern zone, the U-factor and SHGC target worth checking against any quote you get in East Providence. Below that spec discussion sit 8 installers, their order set by Google rating, since East Providence is outside this site's window license file. A high rating is worth a look, not a finished decision.
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5AIECC climate zone · ENERGY STAR Northern zone
East Providence's climate zone, in plain terms
Providence County's normal precipitation runs about 47.5 inches a year, with 36.6 inches of snow, which is a separate question from energy performance but still shapes which window details matter in East Providence.
Moisture and glass performance are handled by different parts of a window's spec sheet, and a East Providence buyer benefits from checking both instead of assuming one implies the other.
Data: U.S. EPA / DOE, ENERGY STAR, ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 Climate Zones by County/ZIP (Windows, Doors, and Skylights) (V7.0); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE Building America), Guide to Determining Climate Zone by County: Building America and IECC 2021 Updates (PNNL-33270) (2021 IECC), from the nearest NOAA station 6.6 mi away.
What FEMA's risk data says about East Providence
FEMA rates Providence County's hurricane risk as Relatively Moderate and its wind risk as Relatively Moderate.
Neither rating changes a window's energy label, but both are exactly what impact-resistance and design-pressure ratings are built to answer for a East Providence home.
Ask specifically about design pressure and impact rating for East Providence, not just energy performance, if either risk rating comes back on the high side.
- Hurricane
- Relatively Moderate
- Strong wind
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Low
Data: FEMA, National Risk Index for Natural Hazards - County-level table, v1.20 (v1.20, December 2025).
Guides to finish before East Providence window bids come in
- How to Read an NFRC Window Label Four numbers on one sticker decide most of a window's real-world performance. Here's what each one means.
- ENERGY STAR Window Criteria by Climate Zone ENERGY STAR splits the country into four zones, each with its own numbers. Here they are, and why the Northern zone works backward from the other three.
- Impact Windows vs. Shutters in Florida's Hurricane Zones Florida gives homeowners two paths to a protected opening. Here's how each one is tested, and where the HVHZ raises the bar further.
East Providence's top-rated window installers, by Google
The order below weighs a Google rating against its review count, the same way this site weighs a U-factor against a brochure claim: on the number, not the name. Treat it as a rating, never as proof of a license, bond or HVHZ approval.
- Marshall Building and RemodelingGoogle reviews
- Venture Window LLCGoogle reviews
- Providence Glass & Mirror, LLCGoogle reviews
- Window World of Rhode IslandGoogle reviews
- Pella Windows and Doors Showroom of Seekonk, MAGoogle reviews
- MT. PLEASANT HARDWARE DBA: ALG Window & GlassGoogle reviews
- Venture Window, LLC WarehouseGoogle reviews
- A-1 Glass ServiceGoogle reviews