The Climate of
Bermuda
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Hamilton, Bermuda
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What is the climate of Bermuda like?
The island of Bermuda, an area of only 52 sq km (20 sq mi), lies in the North Atlantic in latitude 32°N at a distance of 1,125 km (700 miles) from the United States. It has a subtropical climate much influenced by the warmth of the North Atlantic waters, for it is fully in the path of the warm Gulf Stream. Summers are warm to hot and the winters mild with occasional warm, sunny days. The climate is generally mild and humid, with a mean annual temperature of 22°C (72°F) and average rainfall of 1,500 millimeters (60 inches).
An abundant rainfall is well distributed throughout the year but falls on fewer days than in drier places in North America or Britain. Bermuda has a sunny climate with daily sunshine hours ranging from five to six in winter to nine to ten in summer and is a popular tourist spot for visitors from North America. The main island, and a series of smaller ones which are all part of a coral reef, are low-lying, with no land higher than 75 meters (250 feet).
Bermuda is occasionally affected by hurricanes which have moved north from the Caribbean, but these violent tropical storms are usually in the decaying stage by the time they reach this latitude.
| Climate data for Hamilton, Bermuda (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.3 (72.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.9 (67.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 139 (5.47) | 124 (4.87) | 120 (4.72) | 106 (4.17) | 89 (3.52) | 120 (4.71) | 132 (5.21) | 162 (6.38) | 129 (5.09) | 160 (6.31) | 99 (3.88) | 110 (4.33) | 1,490 (58.66) |
| Source: Bermuda Weather Service | |||||||||||||
References
- E. A. Pearce, Charles Gordon Smith, (1990) The Hutchinson World Weather Guide, John Murray Press. ISBN 1859863426
- Timothy L. Gall, (ed.), (2003), Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Eleventh Edition, Thomson Gale
- Hugh Chisholm, (ed.), (1911), Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh edition, Cambridge University Press
The Climate of
Bermuda
In summary:
Bermuda has a subtropical climate, which is generally mild and humid, with a mean annual temperature of 21°C (70°F). Abundant rainfall is well distributed throughout the year.