May Weather in The Bahamas

The tables below list the typical May temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius) and rainfall (in total days, inches and millimetres) for cities and islands in The Bahamas.

The locations represent the climate across the country. Freeport is at the north end of the archipelago, while Nassau is more central.

Matthew Town lies at the southeast corner of the country where the weather is a little hotter and drier during May.

The measures of temperature and precipitation here are historical averages based on data collected at weather stations from 1971 to 2000.

Temperature

Average May temperatures
High °F Low °F Island Place High °C Low °C
85 70 Grand Bahama Freeport 30 21
85 70 New Provi­dence Nassau 30 21
87 73 Great Inagua Matthew Town 31 23

Rainfall

Average monthly precipitation in May
Days Island Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Grand Bahama Freeport 4.1 105
10 New Provi­dence Nassau 4.1 105
6 Great Inagua Matthew Town 3.3 83
Reference

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology and World Meteorological Organization. World Weather Information Service.

The Bahamas
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