The Climatic Section is a research and service unit of The Bahamas Department of Meteorology. We provide information and conduct research on the atmoshperic environment and the impact of weather and climate on economic and ecologic systems to government, education, industry, the media and individuals.

There is an old saying that expresses the thought that 'climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.' This part of The Department of Meteorology web site provides summaries of weather and climate events. In essence, climate is a statistical analysis of weather. A basic example of climate would be to say that, for the month of June in a given location, temperatures should be near 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 5 inches of rain should fall. Such climate summaries are provided in a variety of formats, many based on a 'normal' base period of 30 years. The links below offer climate and weather information for such parameters as temperature, precipitation, and hurricane events.