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Matthew Town, Bahamas climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Matthew Town has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 20°C at night. Precipitation totals about 763 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 134 mm while January barely receives 22 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMatthew Town climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 27 | 58 | 51 | 102 | 40 | 47 | 59 | 102 | 134 | 95 | 27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 22 | 27 | 58 | 51 | 102 | 40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 59 | 102 | 134 | 95 | 27 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 22 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 53 | 60 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 53 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 73 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Guantanamo Bay Nas, a weather station, about 193 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.