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Winter Weather in Governor’s Harbour Bahamas

Daily high temperatures are around 79°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 84°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 77°F on January 26.

Daily low temperatures are around 68°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 75°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 66°F on January 30.

For reference, on August 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Governor’s Harbour typically range from 79°F to 90°F, while on January 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 66°F to 78°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FFallSpringJan 2577°FJan 2577°F66°F66°FDec 180°FDec 180°F70°F70°FFeb 2879°FFeb 2879°F67°F67°FJan 178°FJan 178°F68°F68°F
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 winter temperatures. 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 the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringcomfortablecomfortablewarm
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.

Cubatão, Brazil (3,937 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Governor’s Harbour (view comparison).

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The winter in Governor’s Harbour experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 34% to 28%.

The clearest day of the winter is February 25, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% 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 March 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringDec 166%Dec 166%Feb 2872%Feb 2872%Jan 165%Jan 165%Feb 172%Feb 172%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Governor’s Harbour, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is essentially constant, remaining around 11% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 28% on June 13, and its lowest chance is 9% on December 22.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%FallSpringDec 219%Dec 219%Dec 111%Dec 111%Feb 2811%Feb 2811%Feb 111%Feb 111%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Governor’s Harbour is essentially constant, remaining about 1.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.8 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.9 inches on December 26.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inFallSpringDec 260.9 inDec 260.9 inDec 11.2 inDec 11.2 inFeb 281.2 inFeb 281.2 inFeb 11.1 inFeb 11.1 in
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.

Over the course of the winter in Governor’s Harbour, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 39 seconds, and weekly increase of 4 minutes, 31 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is December 20, with 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 38 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 2110 hr, 34 minDec 2110 hr, 34 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2811 hr, 38 minFeb 2811 hr, 38 minFeb 111 hr, 2 minFeb 111 hr, 2 min
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 winter in Governor’s Harbour is 6:52 AM on January 13 and the earliest sunrise is 24 minutes earlier at 6:28 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 5:14 PM on December 1 and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 6:06 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is observed in Governor’s Harbour during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:15 AM and sets 13 hours, 42 minutes later, at 7:57 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 10 hours, 34 minutes later, at 5:20 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring6:28 AM6:28 AMFeb 286:06 PMFeb 286:06 PM6:33 AM6:33 AMDec 15:14 PMDec 15:14 PM6:52 AM6:52 AMJan 135:35 PMJan 135:35 PM6:47 AM6:47 AMFeb 15:49 PMFeb 15:49 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. 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 the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring010203040010203040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. 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).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 18:48 AMNov 18:48 AMNov 154:29 PMNov 154:29 PMDec 11:22 AMDec 11:22 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 154:02 AMDec 305:28 PMDec 305:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 135:28 PMJan 297:37 AMJan 297:37 AMFeb 128:54 AMFeb 128:54 AMFeb 277:45 PMFeb 277:45 PMMar 142:55 AMMar 142:55 AMMar 296:58 AMMar 296:58 AM6:24 PM6:24 PM5:01 PM5:01 PM7:11 AM7:11 AM6:58 AM6:58 AM4:33 PM4:33 PM7:05 AM7:05 AM6:43 AM6:43 AM5:10 PM5:10 PM5:24 PM5:24 PM7:36 AM7:36 AM6:07 PM6:07 PM5:15 PM5:15 PM6:51 AM6:51 AM6:17 AM6:17 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM6:52 PM6:52 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM7:50 PM7:50 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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 Governor’s Harbour is rapidly decreasing during the winter, falling from 65% to 46% over the course of the season.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during the winter is 44% on January 31.

For reference, on July 16, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 31, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 44% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringJan 3144%Jan 3144%Dec 165%Dec 165%Feb 2846%Feb 2846%Jan 154%Jan 154%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydrymiserablemiserable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 Governor’s Harbour is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 13.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on November 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.4 miles per hour, while on June 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphFallSpringDec 114.1 mphDec 114.1 mphFeb 2813.7 mphFeb 2813.7 mphJan 114.0 mphJan 114.0 mphFeb 113.7 mphFeb 113.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Governor’s Harbour throughout the winter is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 59% on December 2.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Wind Direction in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringsoutheastnorthwest
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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).

Governor’s Harbour 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 Governor’s Harbour is gradually decreasing during the winter, falling by 3°F, from 78°F to 75°F, over the course of the season.

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average Water Temperature in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°FFallSpringDec 178°FDec 178°FFeb 2875°FFeb 2875°FJan 176°FJan 176°FFeb 175°FFeb 175°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions 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 Governor’s Harbour 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 the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpring100%Jan 15100%Jan 15coolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Governor’s Harbour are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 8,077°F, from 9,338°F to 1,262°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FFallSpringDec 19,338°FDec 19,338°FFeb 281,262°FFeb 281,262°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 Governor’s Harbour is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 3.9 kWh to 5.4 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 3.7 kWh on December 22.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Governor’s Harbour

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Governor’s HarbourDecJanFeb0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFallSpringDec 223.7 kWhDec 223.7 kWhDec 13.9 kWhDec 13.9 kWhFeb 285.4 kWhFeb 285.4 kWhFeb 14.5 kWhFeb 14.5 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Governor’s Harbour are 25.167 deg latitude, -76.233 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Governor’s Harbour contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 207 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 20 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (207 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (276 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Governor’s Harbour is covered by water (86%) and trees (12%), within 10 miles by water (97%), and within 50 miles by water (99%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Governor’s Harbour, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Lynden Pindling International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Governor’s Harbour.

At a distance of 125 kilometers from Governor’s Harbour, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Governor’s Harbour according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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