Great Exuma (Exuma) weather by month
The best time to visit Great Exuma (Exuma) is February to April — 90/100 in February, 25°C and 5 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, December to April (89/100 on average).
The worst month is October at 78/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See October →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Bahamas →
Best season: December to April (89/100 on average) · worst October (78/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 23°C
- Wet days
- 5
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 75%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Great Exuma, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Great Exuma is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Great Exuma through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Great Exuma in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyDry season and winter peak(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Great Exuma
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe February daytime highs typically in the mid-70s to low-80sF, dropping to the high-60s to low-70sF at night - a light jacket or sweatshirt is standard evening advice. Posters note cold fronts move through the northern Bahamas roughly 2-3 times a week this time of year, each one bringing a couple of cloudier, breezier, cooler days before conditions swing back to sun. Water temperatures sit in the upper-70sF - warm by most standards, though posters call it a bit cool for fully comfortable swimming compared to summer. Overall, posters describe February as sunnier than rainy in the balance, with genuinely comfortable, low-humidity air outside of an actual cold-front passage.
Forum posters describe early August in Great Exuma as offering good odds for ideal boating weather, though it will be genuinely hot and humid, with rain typically limited to isolated 30-60 minute downpours rather than washing out a full day. Posters specifically flag late July into early August as historically a strong window, while noting the back half of August moving into September brings a real uptick in tropical weather risk as the Atlantic hurricane season builds. Posters are consistent that the odds of a direct hurricane hit remain remote for any given visit - the worst storms historically cluster in September, October and November - but recommend checking cancellation and refund policies and considering travel insurance regardless. Posters generally rate August as hot, humid and mostly good boating weather for Great Exuma, with rising storm risk specifically toward the month's end.
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