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Spanish Wells, Bahamas climate
Af Tropical rainforest
Spanish Wells has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°C at night. Around 1531 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (232 mm) and easing off in March (69 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Spanish Wells climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 146 | 232 | 152 | 200 | 185 | 144 | 98 | 76 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 146 | 232 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 200 | 185 | 144 | 98 | 76 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0.3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 18 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0.3 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Nassau Airport New, a weather station, about 90 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.