Black Point Airstrip

MYEB · Black Point, Bahamas

Climate Black Point Airstrip 2021-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Governors Harbour Airport (MYEM) between 2021 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 48.6 39 90 0
February 42.8 74 84 0
March 57.3 85 22 76
April 71.4 46 82 71
May 36.5 62 81 0
June 46.0 90 0
July 17.0 97 0
August 32.1 83 0
September 42.8 91 0
October 84.0 84
November 70.6 85 0
December 12.1 71 89 0
Average 50.4 59.2 83.1 43.7 15.6

6th best VFR conditions of Bahamas

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 53.0 39 98 0
February 44.4 74 89 0
March 63.7 97 24 81
April 83.0 58 97 78
May 42.7 71 95 0
June 50.4 98 0
July 17.0 97 0
August 37.0 96 0
September 46.3 99 0
October 92.0 92
November 78.9 95 0
December 13.1 82 92 0
Average 54.6 59.2 92.3 50.0 17.0

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 25.0 24 25 25
February 25.2 24 26 25
March 26.6 27 27 27
April 27.0 27 27 27
May 27.8 28 27 29
June 28.1 29 27
July 31.2 32 31
August 31.3 32 31
September 31.2 31 31
October 28.3 28
November 26.9 27 26
December 26.6 27 26 27
Average 26.7 24.1 27.7 26.4 28.8

6th highest temperature of Bahamas

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 20.5 23 20 20
February 21.9 21 22 22
March 22.3 22 22 23
April 22.7 23 22 23
May 22.7 19 23 23
June 23.2 25 22
July 27.1 27 27
August 26.3 26 26
September 26.8 27 27
October 23.3 23
November 24.1 24 24
December 23.3 25 24 23
Average 22.9 21.8 23.3 22.2 24.4

3rd lowest temperature of Bahamas

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 0.7 0 1 0
February 0.0 0 0 0
March 1.6 4 0 0
April 3.5 3 5 2
May 7.0 29 13 0
June 1.7 3 0
July 0.0 0 0
August 2.0 5 0
September 2.7 6 0
October 15.3 15
November 2.7 3 0
December 0.0 0 0 0
Average 2.0 4.5 3.1 0.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 8.7 11 8 9
February 9.1 7 8 11
March 9.7 9 11 8
April 9.7 10 11 8
May 9.0 8 9 9
June 7.7 6 10
July 8.5 10 8
August 8.1 6 9
September 6.4 7 6
October 10.6 11
November 10.4 10 14
December 8.0 4 6 8
Average 8.8 8.6 8.4 9.7 8.5

6th highest wind speed of Bahamas

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021
January 069° 069° 026°
February 092° 090° 081°
March 088° 088° 135°
April 073° 075° 122°
May 081° 113° 103°
June 109° 113°
July 094° 126°
August 121° 103°
September 071° 115°
October 049°
November 065° 078°
December 140° 151° 088°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.