Lucaya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lucaya?

Lucaya has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,113 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucaya?

The hottest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 30.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lucaya?

The coldest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, at 7.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lucaya?

Almost never: Lucaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lucaya warmed?

Yes: Lucaya warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lucaya?

The wettest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2004, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lucaya?

The windiest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2004, with winds reaching 121.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lucaya?

The warmest month in Lucaya is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lucaya?

Lucaya receives on average 1,113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lucaya?

Lucaya gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lucaya (Bahamas) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,113 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Lucaya averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.

Lucaya has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 19 January 1977).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LucayaFreeport

coords: 26.53°, -78.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

23.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,113mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

27.6km/h

Seasonal range

6.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

152 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

24.1 °C

Average peak gust

38.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

327 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.6 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

30.6 °C

12 July 2023

Coldest day

7.8 °C

19 January 1977

Wettest day

229 mm

4 September 2004

Windiest day

121.2 km/h

4 September 2004

Strongest gust

186.8 km/h

24 October 2005

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

24 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-2.9 °C

19 January 1977

Sunniest day

13.3 h

6 June 2014

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.6 °C17 August 2025	17.0 °C10 January 2025	25.1 °C	1,179 mm	7
2024	30.4 °C26 September 2024	17.4 °C21 January 2024	25.2 °C	1,247 mm	4
2023	30.6 °C12 July 2023	13.6 °C14 January 2023	25.5 °C	1,259 mm	21
2022	29.7 °C10 September 2022	13.1 °C29 January 2022	25.2 °C	1,327 mm	0
2021	29.8 °C23 August 2021	13.5 °C2 February 2021	25.0 °C	933 mm	0
2020	30.1 °C10 July 2020	14.5 °C25 December 2020	25.4 °C	1,586 mm	2
2019	30.4 °C25 June 2019	17.6 °C21 January 2019	25.3 °C	1,433 mm	2
2018	29.5 °C21 July 2018	13.1 °C4 January 2018	25.0 °C	1,124 mm	0
2017	29.9 °C31 August 2017	16.6 °C16 March 2017	25.1 °C	996 mm	0
2016	30.4 °C22 August 2016	14.3 °C24 January 2016	25.0 °C	1,216 mm	2
2015	29.6 °C27 July 2015	12.9 °C19 February 2015	25.4 °C	834 mm	0
2014	30.0 °C11 August 2014	16.0 °C16 January 2014	24.9 °C	1,018 mm	3
2013	29.0 °C24 July 2013	14.1 °C4 March 2013	24.7 °C	1,149 mm	0
2012	29.3 °C20 August 2012	13.2 °C3 January 2012	24.6 °C	1,051 mm	0
2011	29.8 °C16 August 2011	16.2 °C13 January 2011	24.7 °C	1,072 mm	0
2010	29.7 °C15 June 2010	11.3 °C27 December 2010	24.0 °C	1,059 mm	0
2009	30.1 °C17 July 2009	12.4 °C21 January 2009	24.5 °C	975 mm	2
2008	29.5 °C1 August 2008	13.5 °C3 January 2008	24.6 °C	995 mm	0
2007	30.0 °C3 August 2007	15.9 °C17 February 2007	24.8 °C	1,322 mm	1
2006	29.3 °C13 August 2006	13.6 °C12 February 2006	24.5 °C	840 mm	0
2005	29.9 °C4 August 2005	15.1 °C24 January 2005	24.5 °C	1,162 mm	0
2004	29.4 °C13 August 2004	15.5 °C20 December 2004	24.5 °C	1,266 mm	0
2003	29.4 °C22 July 2003	13.9 °C24 January 2003	24.9 °C	1,047 mm	0
2002	29.6 °C31 July 2002	13.4 °C4 January 2002	24.9 °C	1,015 mm	0
2001	29.5 °C20 August 2001	14.6 °C1 January 2001	24.4 °C	966 mm	0
2000	29.0 °C14 August 2000	13.1 °C26 January 2000	24.2 °C	660 mm	0
1999	29.7 °C28 July 1999	15.9 °C6 January 1999	24.5 °C	1,113 mm	0
1998	30.3 °C2 July 1998	15.3 °C8 February 1998	25.0 °C	836 mm	2
1997	29.5 °C17 August 1997	14.0 °C18 January 1997	24.8 °C	1,297 mm	0
1996	28.9 °C5 September 1996	12.1 °C8 January 1996	24.0 °C	1,179 mm	0
1995	29.2 °C21 July 1995	14.3 °C9 February 1995	24.6 °C	1,471 mm	0
1994	29.2 °C24 June 1994	16.8 °C5 January 1994	24.9 °C	1,489 mm	0
1993	29.4 °C20 July 1993	11.6 °C14 March 1993	24.5 °C	1,045 mm	0
1992	29.0 °C7 July 1992	15.7 °C17 January 1992	24.4 °C	1,104 mm	0
1991	29.4 °C15 July 1991	11.3 °C16 February 1991	24.8 °C	1,172 mm	0
1990	29.3 °C1 August 1990	17.1 °C13 January 1990	24.9 °C	764 mm	0
1989	29.3 °C21 September 1989	9.8 °C24 December 1989	24.6 °C	878 mm	0
1988	28.9 °C5 September 1988	14.6 °C27 January 1988	24.2 °C	1,115 mm	0
1987	29.4 °C13 July 1987	14.8 °C5 April 1987	24.3 °C	1,069 mm	0
1986	29.0 °C29 August 1986	10.0 °C28 January 1986	24.5 °C	1,147 mm	0
1985	29.0 °C25 August 1985	11.2 °C22 January 1985	24.2 °C	1,012 mm	0
1984	28.5 °C15 August 1984	13.7 °C1 March 1984	24.1 °C	1,116 mm	0
1983	29.2 °C11 August 1983	12.9 °C26 December 1983	24.3 °C	1,583 mm	0
1982	29.1 °C26 August 1982	13.7 °C12 January 1982	24.6 °C	1,062 mm	0
1981	29.2 °C17 July 1981	13.5 °C13 January 1981	24.0 °C	709 mm	0
1980	29.5 °C6 August 1980	10.2 °C3 March 1980	24.3 °C	950 mm	0
1979	29.2 °C19 July 1979	14.4 °C1 February 1979	24.4 °C	1,114 mm	0
1978	29.2 °C27 July 1978	12.3 °C22 February 1978	24.3 °C	1,198 mm	0
1977	29.0 °C3 August 1977	7.8 °C19 January 1977	24.1 °C	1,161 mm	0
1976	28.8 °C15 July 1976	14.2 °C18 January 1976	24.0 °C	1,375 mm	0
1975	28.9 °C18 September 1975	14.3 °C22 December 1975	24.7 °C	984 mm	0
1974	28.6 °C6 August 1974	15.1 °C26 February 1974	24.4 °C	721 mm	0
1973	28.9 °C11 August 1973	12.8 °C11 February 1973	24.3 °C	1,229 mm	0
1972	28.9 °C3 August 1972	13.0 °C20 February 1972	24.7 °C	1,140 mm	0
1971	28.6 °C17 July 1971	13.1 °C20 January 1971	24.3 °C	982 mm	0
1970	28.9 °C14 August 1970	11.2 °C9 January 1970	24.0 °C	747 mm	0
1969	30.1 °C13 July 1969	15.3 °C18 February 1969	24.0 °C	1,551 mm	1
1968	29.3 °C20 August 1968	11.0 °C1 March 1968	23.8 °C	1,543 mm	0
1967	29.0 °C5 August 1967	12.5 °C25 February 1967	24.2 °C	1,173 mm	0
1966	29.3 °C25 August 1966	12.0 °C30 January 1966	24.0 °C	1,195 mm	0
1965	29.1 °C1 August 1965	11.3 °C17 January 1965	24.4 °C	963 mm	0
1964	29.6 °C23 August 1964	11.2 °C14 January 1964	24.5 °C	1,278 mm	0
1963	29.3 °C11 August 1963	13.8 °C25 December 1963	24.3 °C	1,090 mm	0
1962	29.3 °C4 August 1962	11.8 °C6 March 1962	24.3 °C	998 mm	0
1961	28.9 °C1 August 1961	13.2 °C30 December 1961	24.5 °C	848 mm	0
1960	29.3 °C20 July 1960	14.3 °C22 January 1960	24.2 °C	1,233 mm	0
1959	28.7 °C19 August 1959	13.7 °C17 January 1959	24.7 °C	1,087 mm	0
1958	29.4 °C26 August 1958	11.4 °C9 January 1958	24.1 °C	1,428 mm	0
1957	29.1 °C31 July 1957	13.0 °C12 December 1957	24.6 °C	1,031 mm	0
1956	29.2 °C8 August 1956	13.3 °C9 January 1956	24.1 °C	584 mm	0
1955	29.5 °C11 August 1955	13.4 °C12 February 1955	24.2 °C	908 mm	0
1954	29.0 °C18 August 1954	14.1 °C20 December 1954	24.2 °C	1,285 mm	0
1953	28.8 °C3 August 1953	14.2 °C4 January 1953	24.4 °C	1,336 mm	0
1952	28.9 °C23 August 1952	15.2 °C27 February 1952	24.4 °C	962 mm	0
1951	29.6 °C9 August 1951	14.8 °C9 January 1951	24.3 °C	974 mm	0
1950	29.0 °C24 August 1950	13.7 °C25 November 1950	24.2 °C	959 mm	0
1949	29.3 °C27 August 1949	16.3 °C1 January 1949	24.7 °C	959 mm	0
1948	28.8 °C23 September 1948	12.3 °C15 January 1948	24.9 °C	1,257 mm	0
1947	29.0 °C17 July 1947	11.7 °C5 February 1947	24.8 °C	1,685 mm	0
1946	28.9 °C1 August 1946	17.7 °C20 March 1946	24.9 °C	1,284 mm	0
1945	28.9 °C13 August 1945	16.6 °C6 December 1945	24.6 °C	1,209 mm	0
1944	29.2 °C21 July 1944	15.1 °C12 December 1944	24.8 °C	769 mm	0
1943	29.3 °C17 August 1943	17.3 °C17 February 1943	24.5 °C	1,076 mm	0
1942	29.3 °C22 July 1942	15.5 °C28 February 1942	24.7 °C	781 mm	0
1941	29.2 °C10 August 1941	14.9 °C1 March 1941	24.6 °C	1,427 mm	0
1940	29.2 °C25 July 1940	12.5 °C27 January 1940	24.2 °C	1,303 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

7 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1179 mm

+66 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	22.3 °C	-0.2 °C	38 mm	-30 mm
Feb	23.6 °C	+1.1 °C	34 mm	-27 mm
Mar	23.5 °C	+0.5 °C	56 mm	-4 mm
Apr	24.5 °C	+0.4 °C	33 mm	-23 mm
May	27.0 °C	+1.4 °C	59 mm	-26 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+0.7 °C	121 mm	-15 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+0.6 °C	126 mm	+32 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	+1.1 °C	106 mm	-20 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+0.4 °C	336 mm	+172 mm
Oct	26.7 °C	+0.2 °C	193 mm	+58 mm
Nov	24.8 °C	+0.1 °C	20 mm	-48 mm
Dec	24.2 °C	+0.9 °C	57 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.6 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest day

17.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

54.5 mm

28 Sep 2025

Windiest day

52.1 km/h

30 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

29 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.0 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.9 °C

11 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

13 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lucaya?

Lucaya has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,113 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucaya?

The hottest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 30.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lucaya?

The coldest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1977, at 7.8 °C.

Does it snow in Lucaya?

Almost never: Lucaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lucaya warmed?

Yes: Lucaya warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lucaya?

The wettest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2004, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lucaya?

The windiest day measured in Lucaya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2004, with winds reaching 121.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lucaya?

The warmest month in Lucaya is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Lucaya?

Lucaya receives on average 1,113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lucaya?

Lucaya gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lucaya?

Yes: Lucaya has on average 327 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucaya?

In Lucaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 19 January 1977.

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