Cat Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇸 Bahamas · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Cat Island is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with March and January close behind. Cat Island averages about 2,985 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 25 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,985
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 783 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Cat Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cat Island is February, then March and January. The dullest month is September (77/100, 110 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cat Island?
Cat Island gets a lot of sun: around 2,985 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate February from September. It ranks #5 of 21 destinations in Bahamas for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,883 hours. The year's 783 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 31 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 92 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 43 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 92 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 102 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 82 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 81 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 93 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 110 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 93 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 30 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Cat Island by month
The sea off Cat Island is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Nassau Bahamas · 219 km · best in Feb · 2,865 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 431 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Miami United States · 514 km · best in Jan · 2,653 h sun/yr
- West Palm Beach United States · 535 km · best in Jan · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 611 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Vero Beach United States · 620 km · best in Feb · 2,650 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Arthur's Town Bahamas · 42 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Stella Maris Bahamas · 84 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Moss Town Bahamas · 94 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Rock Sound Bahamas · 97 km · 2,980 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Deadman's Cay Bahamas · 132 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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