Rock Sound weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇸 Bahamas · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Rock Sound is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with January and March close behind. Rock Sound averages about 2,980 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,980
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,045 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Rock Sound?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rock Sound is February, then January and March. The dullest month is September (69/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rock Sound?
Rock Sound gets a lot of sun: around 2,980 hours a year. February (91/100) is noticeably better than September (69). It ranks #7 of 21 destinations in Bahamas for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,883 hours. The year's 1,045 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 | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 35 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 32 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| March | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 37 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 58 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 117 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 146 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 117 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 135 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 153 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 110 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 68 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 37 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Rock Sound by month
The sea off Rock Sound is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 24°C / 75°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 · 131 km · best in Feb · 2,865 h sun/yr
- Miami United States · 425 km · best in Jan · 2,653 h sun/yr
- West Palm Beach United States · 440 km · best in Jan · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Vero Beach United States · 523 km · best in Feb · 2,650 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 529 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Key West United States · 565 km · best in Mar · 2,953 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Governor's Harbour Bahamas · 46 km · 2,883 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Arthur's Town Bahamas · 59 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- North Eleuthera Bahamas · 82 km · 2,883 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cat Island Bahamas · 97 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Moss Town Bahamas · 151 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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