How often can one location experience a total solar eclipse?

On average, any specific location on Earth experiences a total solar eclipse only once every 300 to 400 years.1

While total solar eclipses occur somewhere on the planet approximately every 18 months, they are visible only from a very limited region of Earth's surface at any given time. This is because the Moon's shadow, which creates the path of totality, is relatively narrow. Consequently, while these events are frequent globally, the likelihood of a total solar eclipse occurring at a precise, random point on the planet is quite low.21