Stella Maris weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇸 Bahamas · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Stella Maris is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and January close behind. Stella Maris averages about 2,938 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,938
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 574 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 7k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Stella Maris?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Stella Maris is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (81/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Stella Maris?
Stella Maris gets a lot of sun: around 2,938 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate February from October. It ranks #10 of 21 destinations in Bahamas for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,883 hours. The year's 574 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 | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 25 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 18 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 17 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 90 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 36 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 65 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 62 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 53 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 59 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 83 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 72 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 83 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 54 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 30 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Stella Maris by month
The sea off Stella Maris is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°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 · 275 km · best in Feb · 2,865 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 368 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 533 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Miami United States · 564 km · best in Jan · 2,653 h sun/yr
- West Palm Beach United States · 596 km · best in Jan · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Montego Bay Jamaica · 628 km · best in Feb · 2,597 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Deadman's Cay Bahamas · 48 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Moss Town Bahamas · 62 km · 2,938 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cat Island Bahamas · 84 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Arthur's Town Bahamas · 123 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Colonel Hill Bahamas · 145 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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