May Weather in Bahamas BahamasDaily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 83°F to 86°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 89°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 74°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 79°F. For reference, on August 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bahamas typically range from 79°F to 88°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 70°F to 79°F. Average High and Low Temperature in May in Bahamas
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Average Hourly Temperature in May in Bahamas
frigid
15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
cold
55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
CloudsThe month of May in Bahamas experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 34% to 65%. The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 66% of the time. For reference, on June 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 68%, while on February 25, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 79%. 
Compare Bahamas to:PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bahamas, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 12% and ending it at 29%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 30% on June 2, and its lowest chance is 6% on December 27. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Bahamas is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.6 inches, and ending the month at 2.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.6 inches or falls below 0.2 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.1 inches on May 31. Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Bahamas
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
SunOver the course of May in Bahamas, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 58 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 47 seconds. The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 6 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight. Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Bahamas
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
The latest sunrise of the month in Bahamas is 6:33 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 14 minutes earlier at 6:19 AM on May 31. The earliest sunset is 7:39 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 15 minutes later at 7:54 PM on May 31. Daylight saving time is observed in Bahamas during 2026, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in daylight saving time. For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:20 AM and sets 13 hours, 42 minutes later, at 8:02 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:50 AM and sets 10 hours, 35 minutes later, at 5:25 PM. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Bahamas
The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.
The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Bahamas
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2026. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bahamas is very rapidly increasing during May, rising from 73% to 99% over the course of the month. For reference, on June 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 48% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Bahamas is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 12.9 miles per hour to 12.1 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on November 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.2 miles per hour, while on September 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.5 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Bahamas throughout May is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 76% on May 18. Wind Direction in May in Bahamas
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Water TemperatureBahamas is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Bahamas is gradually increasing during May, rising by 2°F, from 79°F to 81°F, over the course of the month. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in Bahamas are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Bahamas
frigid
15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
cold
55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.
Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Bahamas are rapidly increasing during May, increasing by 884°F, from 2,997°F to 3,881°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bahamas is decreasing during May, falling by 1.2 kWh, from 6.8 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bahamas are 25.041 deg latitude, -77.371 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Bahamas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 125 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 32 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (164 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (200 feet). The area within 2 miles of Bahamas is covered by grassland (60%), trees (19%), and shrubs (17%), within 10 miles by water (83%), and within 50 miles by water (93%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Bahamas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the George Town Airport page. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. Other LocationsBahamas
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