Climate · Bahamas

Nassau

Hot and wet from June to September; warm and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years25.1°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan78°26°70°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb78°26°70°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar79°26°71°22°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr81°27°73°23°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May83°28°76°24°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun86°30°79°26°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul88°31°80°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug89°32°81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep87°31°80°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  10. Oct85°29°78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov82°28°75°24°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec80°27°73°23°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 88°F and nights near 80°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 79°F. The rain comes from June to October, on about four days a week. February to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 31°C and nights near 27°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 26°C. The rain comes from June to October, on about four days a week. February to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Nassau sits

America/Nassau

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Latitude
25.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Andros Great Barrier Reef62 km south-west

The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Nassau, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 78°F in January and February to 89°F in August.Highs from 26°C in January and February to 32°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in October (65% of days), driest in March and April (23%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in March (33% cover), cloudiest in June (67%).

Daylight

From 10h 36m in December to 13h 40m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Nassau, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool seasonAt its best
70°21°78°26°
2 days42%10h 46m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
70°21°78°26°
2 days35%11h 17m
MarchCool seasonAt its best
71°22°79°26°
2 days33%11h 58m
AprilAt its best
73°23°81°27°
2 days37%12h 44m
May
76°24°83°28°
2 days48%13h 21m
JuneWarm season
79°26°86°30°
4 days67%13h 40m
JulyWarm season
80°27°88°31°
4 days63%13h 31m
AugustWarm season
81°27°89°32°
4 days61%12h 59m
SeptemberWarm season
80°27°87°31°
4 days63%12h 15m
October
78°26°85°29°
5 days58%11h 30m
November
75°24°82°28°
3 days44%10h 53m
DecemberCool season
73°23°80°27°
2 days39%10h 36m

When is the best time to visit Nassau?


The best months are January to April: highs near 79°F, nights near 71°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are January to April: highs near 26°C, nights near 22°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Nassau?

August, with highs near 89°F and lows near 81°F. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 78°F.August, with highs near 32°C and lows near 27°C. The coolest are January and February, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Nassau?

October, with rain on about five days a week. March and April are the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Nassau?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Nassau?

March, when cloud covers about 33% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 67%.

Places with a year like Nassau's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Nassau's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Nassau's summer.

Elsewhere in Bahamas

All of Bahamas

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 7 km west of Nassau. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.