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Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Cockburn Town has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is September with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is March averaging around 24°C at night. Around 556 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (72 mm) and easing off in February (26 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)Cockburn Town climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 62 | 44 | 35 | 50 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 62 | 44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 50 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 37 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 52 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 52 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 41 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.