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Tide Time and Forecast. Hurricanes in Bermuda. Best Time to Visit. If there is one word to describe Bermuda's weather or the climate, it would be 'sub-tropical'. While the summer months May - October are quite comfortable, due to high humidity it can get unpleasantly warm at times on a sunny day. So long walks or hikes could be exhausting during such time. Summer is the high tourist season in Bermuda. Water temperature remains comfortable for enjoyable swims and snorkeling.
Winter months are from December through March. Although the temperature drops, water visibility becomes high in winter. So scuba diving or even snorkeling can be a rewarding experience in winter, but one would require a wetsuit to combat the cold water. Humidity during peak summer also goes up to an uncomfortable zone of 80s.
Usually it rains the least in summer about days on an average but in short spurts. From December the average temperature in Bermuda starts dropping from high 60s Fahrenheit and comes down to low 60s in February and March. This is the winter time in the island. Below is a chart showing the average monthly temperatures, rain fall and humidity in Bermuda.
The average sea temperature is higher compared to average air temperature in most months because the difference between high day-time and low night-time air temperatures can be substantial. Click on a month below to see daily average temperatures and other weather details for the month as well as pictures of a typical day in the month. Bermuda Weather Chart. Data sourced from Bermuda Weather Service weather. May to October is the summer season in Bermuda.
However the humidity during this time, particularly between May to October may be considerably high and can go well over 80 percent during the day time on some days. Since the warm waters of gulf stream passes near Bermuda, you will never find snow, frost or ice in the island although the island is more than 1, miles north of Caribbean islands.
However, Bermuda is not always warm. December through March is the winter time in Bermuda and temperature remains quite cool.
Air temperature around this time is similar to the Northeastern spring season. You will need to wear a jacket during early mornings and evenings. Otherwise the day time is quite pleasantly cool. Winter season in Bermuda is ideal for playing Golf, humidity remains low and it's easy to get tee time due to low tourist demands. The hotel rates in Bermuda also go down considerably during winter. Water visibility is excellent during winter and ranges from feet to feet.
One major reason is because by law all buildings must be solidly built out of Bermuda limestone or concrete blocks. Compare this to coastal areas of the USA where wood, not stone, predominates. While all of Bermuda is coastal — no part of Bermuda is more than 1. Bermuda often gets electrical outages from gale force winds. This means no power for sometimes hours or days or weeks — and because of the electrical outages no water can be drawn, except manually in buckets if these are available, from underground tanks in local homes.
Their only way to get water for basins, baths, sinks, showers and toilets is by electrical pumps from water tanks from each property. There is no central underground water supply. Also, telephones can be out for weeks — and cable TV for well over a month, as in September The most recent hurricanes were in Hurricanes affecting Bermuda, the Caribbean islands, North America, etc.
Those lists are reused at different intervals and contain indigenous names, such as the Thai name Prapiroon. There is no central piped-in water supply except to a few few places. When there is insufficient rain, water is ordered and paid for from Government reservoirs or seawater distillation plants and delivered by water truckers.
Outdoors in December-February can be chilly at times, especially in frequent winter gales. Indoors, most Bermudians don't have central heating in their homes as you do in USA, Canada, Europe and UK, but open fires in one room or electric heaters.
Bring some some wool clothing in the winter months. Bermuda Temperature Variations. But in the months of May through October, it is much higher. It is energy-sapping, debilitating, chronic, with a need to change clothes three times a day.
Most northern USA, UK, European and Canadian nationals are not told about it and some can get a very severe heat and humidity rash from it. For those potentially affected badly by a combination of heat and high humidity, it is recommended that when you holiday in Bermuda, you come in other - winter - months when humidity is lower.
Beware the Hurricane! Book by the late Bermudian author Terry Tucker. Names are given to Atlantic tropical storms, which are those with sustained winds of at least 39 miles an hour. When winds blow consistently at 74 miles an hour or more, the storm becomes a hurricane. The following are the named storms that may form in the North Atlantic in Followed by the Greek alphabet, if needed. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale classifies hurricanes thus:.
Hurricanes affecting Bermuda, the Caribbean islands, North America, etc. The Hurricane Center began giving Atlantic tropical storms people's names in , when the US abandoned a plan to name them after its phonetic military alphabet, such as Able, Baker and Charlie.
Those lists are reused at different intervals and contain indigenous names. All the names were women's until , when men's were included for some Pacific storms. In , male names were added to the list for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico region, known as the Atlantic Basin.
The names alternate between males and females and also between English, French and Spanish origin. In Bermuda, when hurricanes strike, their damage to hotels and private dwelling houses is often superficial compared to other places. One major reason is because by law all buildings must be solidly built out of Bermuda limestone or concrete blocks. Compare this to coastal areas of the USA where wood, not stone, predominates. While all of Bermuda is coastal - no part of Bermuda is more than 1.
But Bermuda's flora - trees, flowers, vegetation and the like - and fauna are not protected from hurricanes in the way many buildings are. Bermuda often gets electrical outages from gale force winds. This means no power for sometimes hours or days or weeks - and because of the electrical outages no water can be drawn, except manually in buckets if these are available, from underground tanks in local homes.
Their only way to get water for basins, baths, sinks, showers and toilets is by electrical pumps from water tanks from each property. There is no central underground water supply. Also, telephones can be out for weeks - and cable TV for well over a month. Some Bermuda hotels and guest properties have a Hurricane Guarantee, which guarantees subject to certain conditions that if they cancel because of a hurricane that prevents them from arriving, no penalty is attached.
Studies conducted by the Bermuda Weather Service found that from to the present day, devastating storms affect the Island every six to seven years. Our tropical cyclone, or hurricane, season is from May through November, with an average of one storm passing within nautical miles of the Island every year. Hurricanes are severe subtropical or tropical storm with heavy rains and intense winds which blow in a large circular motion around a center "eye.
Most hurricanes occur in August, September and October. Bermuda is usually quite well protected by its reefs but high waves on top of a storm surge can cause problems in low lying areas close to the sea.
Bermuda has had its share of hurricanes as we note below. Listed in chronological order, with the most recent first. September Hurricane experts have already named the most recent hurricanes Alpha and Beta, meaning that they have already run through the usual alphabet of names when there are almost six weeks left of hurricane season. It is not entirely clear why Bermuda is receiving more direct hits than it is used to.
It now occurs on a near-annual basis whereas in the previous century, decades could pass between direct hits. But what is indisputable is that the frequency of hurricanes has certainly increased dramatically in the past 20 years, as has their intensity. Late September. Hurricane Tommy missed Bermuda. An unusual number of tropical depressions hovered over or potentially threatened Bermuda but the island is well prepared, the only one in the entire region with a strict building code that requires all homes and commercial properties to be solidly built and capable of sustaining high winds.
Hurricane Paulette struck Bermuda head-on. Power was out for 30, of the 65, or so residents, some roads were blocked, the airport closed briefly, some homes lost their roofs. But damage was not severe. March This year could be another busy one for hurricanes, a US-based weather service warned yesterday.
Between seven and nine storms are expected to reach hurricane strength. At sunrise, a combined team of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, works and engineering staff and Belco workers swung into action. Power restoration could take four days, Belco warned last night: by 7pm 16, remained without power, with 56 per cent of customers restored. Much of the damage caused by Hurricane Humberto is making it difficult to quickly and easily restore large areas at a time, so crews are working methodically, as fast as they can, to reroute lines and replace infrastructure as needed.
Today, public schools remain closed. Friday trash collection is scheduled to proceed, while homes missed on Thursday will be served tomorrow.
Ferries are running, but an update on the bus service is expected today. The bus depot at Palmetto Road remained without power last night. Saltus, where debris was still being cleaned up, opens on Monday, while Somersfield Academy declared itself ready for classes today. Warwick Academy reopens on Monday. The emergency shelter was not affected. The Causeway reopened at midday. Three structural fires were reported. Visitors to Bermuda got to experience a different side of island life during Humberto.
Damage ranged from minor leaks in rooms and some water in the lobby, while a tree was uprooted in the car park. Everybody is safe and we are open for business. We have an extensive hurricane preparedness programme that we enacted, it came off flawlessly. Now we are keeping an eye on Jerry. And Marsh Folly is waiving tipping fees for the disposal of trees, wood waste and foliage.
Humberto has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane and is a threat to Bermuda. As of 6am, the storm is expected to be miles north-west of Bermuda at its closest point by 5am on Thursday as a Category 2 hurricane. But the storm could come closer to the island after that time, depending on its track. The US-based National Hurricane Centre has said the storm, which is packing sustained winds of 86mph gusting to mph, has slowed and is moving north-east at 5mph.
The Emergency Measures Organisation is continuing to monitor the track of Humberto. I take this opportunity to remind the public that Bermuda is in the midst of hurricane season.
I strongly encourage the public to revisit your business, household and family preparedness plans. December 3. The hurricane season has come to an end, with Bermuda escaping any direct impacts for the second consecutive year. In fact, if you were down at Elbow Beach after the relatively recent passage of Hurricane Oscar, you would have noticed some very significant beach erosion, especially towards the eastern end of the public beach.
Several feet of sand were eroded away, leaving underlying rock exposed. Hurricanes Florence and Michael caused significant damage in the southeastern US but Mr Dodgson said that, unlike , the Caribbean avoided any major impacts.
The fact that Bermuda did not have any direct impacts this season is largely down to natural climate variability. This season, we were mostly protected by the Bermuda side of the Bermuda-Azores ridge of high pressure, and even that only kept some significant hurricanes around miles away from us. July A low pressure system left over from Hurricane Beryl could redevelop as a subtropical storm to the north of Bermuda , weather forecasters said today.
But the Bermuda Weather Service added that the system would not pose any threat to the island. Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, which began at the start of June, was upgraded to a hurricane from a tropical storm just over a week ago and headed towards the Caribbean. But the storm collapsed before it made landfall.
Tropical Storm Chris is predicted to become a hurricane by this afternoon, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. But the BWS warned it may move closer after that, depending upon its track. A small craft warning has been issued for this morning and into this afternoon. The US National Hurricane Centre yesterday said the Chris was headed towards the northeast at about 2mph, with the storm forecast to pick up speed.
Chris is forecast to become a strong post-tropical cyclone by Thursday night or early Friday. July 8. Tropical Storm Chris is expected to bring swell and showers to Bermuda towards the middle of this week.
The storm is forecast to come within miles to the west-northwest of Bermuda at 2pm on Wednesday, its closest point within the next 72 hours. The Bermuda Weather Service warned it may move closer after that, depending upon its track. Chris has the potential to strengthen into a hurricane because of warm sea surface temperatures and favourable winds. But, as Tropical Storm Chris kicks out, it will drag a cold front on its backside which will send increasing cloudiness and decreasing stability Wednesday night and into Thursday.
Tropical Storm Beryl, downgraded from a category one hurricane, remains on a slow course towards the Lesser Antilles. It is forecast to bring tropical storm conditions to Dominica and Guadeloupe tonight and strong gusty winds in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tomorrow. The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, spared Bermuda last year, but battered the Caribbean as well as the United States.
Recovery efforts are still under way in islands across the Caribbean, and an above-average season is expected again this year with seas warmer than usual. July 7. A tropical depression west of Bermuda has strengthened into the third named storm of the season. Tropical Storm Chris is forecast to come within miles to the northwest of Bermuda at 6am on Wednesday, its closest point within the next 72 hours.
The BWS said no significant impact is currently expected for the island, except for some swell and showers towards midweek. At 6am, Beryl was about 1, miles south-southeast of Bermuda.
Winds have decreased to about 46mph. July 6. The first hurricane of the season has formed in the West Atlantic. Hurricane Beryl, upgraded overnight from a tropical storm, remains on a slow course towards the Caribbean. However it is expected to dwindle before it reaches the Lesser Antilles late on Sunday. It is said not be a threat to Bermuda. At 6am today, Beryl was nearly 2, miles south-east of Bermuda, with winds of 75mph, and gusts of more than 90mph.
June The North Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be near-normal this year, but warmer sea-surface temperatures closer to the US and in the Gulf of Mexico are presenting some uncertainty. The hurricane season officially lasts from June 1 to November James Waller, a research meteorologist for Guy Carpenter, in a report, noted that predictions from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, UK Met Office and Colorado State University all suggest a near-normal hurricane season with around 12 to 14 named storms, of which six or seven are predicted to reach hurricane strength.
Mr Waller said key factors include cooler than average sea-surface temperatures in the far northern and eastern Atlantic and key areas of the Atlantic tropics and subtropics. April A busier-than-average hurricane season is on the cards, a forecast has predicted. Researchers at North Carolina State University said that the Atlantic area could see between 14 and 18 tropical storms with seven and 11 hitting hurricane strength.
But the Tropical Storm Risk Consortium forecast a slightly below average season on the same day. The Atlantic has experienced an average of 11 named storms per year since , with an average of seven reaching hurricane strength.
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