diff --git a/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py b/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
index 3ab22c1ed8..ee16667b0f 100644
--- a/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
+++ b/pvlib/iotools/pvgis.py
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ def _coerce_and_roll_tmy(tmy_data, tz, year):
         np.roll(tmy_data, tz, axis=0),
         columns=tmy_data.columns,
         index=new_index)
+    # GH 2399
+    new_tmy_data = \
+        new_tmy_data.astype(dtype=dict(zip(tmy_data.columns, tmy_data.dtypes)))
     return new_tmy_data