The climate of Grand Bahama (Bahamas)
Grand Bahama is situated in the northern part of the Bahamas and is
the fourth largest island of the country. The largest city on the
island is Freeport. The coast of Florida is less than 100 kilometers
away from Grand Bahama. The island has a turbulent past. It used to be
a colony of Spain and Great Britain and was claimed by several pirates
throughout history. Nowadays tourism is the main source of income for
the island. Cruise ships make a stop over in Port Lucaya on a regular
basis. Thanks to these cruise ships there is a steady flow of
tourists. Several resorts can be found in Lucaya. Lucaya National Park
is in the vicinity. This park has the oldest underwater cave system in
the entire world. West End, which is the oldest city on Grand Bahama
is located in the western part of the island. Grand Bahama has a
tropical savannah climate. This climate can be divided into two
seasons; a dry season and a rainy season. The rainy season is quite
heavy with many showers. However, temperatures remain high. This makes
for high humidity figures as well. During the dry period temperatures
are high as well, so this is the best period to visit Grand Bahama.
During the rainy period there is a risk of hurricanes and tropical
storms.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Grand Bahama:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
23
15
7
7
25
February
24
15
8
7
24
March
25
17
9
7
24
April
27
19
9
5
25
May
29
22
9
9
26
June
31
23
8
12
28
July
31
24
9
13
29
August
31
24
9
14
29
September
31
24
8
12
29
October
29
22
8
9
28
November
26
19
7
7
27
December
24
16
7
6
26
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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