Country guide

Bahamas

Swimming pigs, blue holes and seven hundred islands of bonefish flats and resort sands, an easy hop from Florida.

Currency

BSD

Language

English

Everywhere

Payment

Cards everywhere

Power

Type A / B

120 V, 60 Hz

Dialing

+1-242

Destinations

Bahamas

Nassau

A former pirates' republic turned island capital: pink colonial Bay Street, reef sharks and Bond-film wrecks offshore, and conch salad made to order by the harbour.

✓ best Nov-Apr

Climate zones, month by month

Bahamas has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Nassau New Providence →

Jan

26°

18°

45mm

7d rain

Feb

27°

19°

48mm

5d rain

Mar

27°

19°

54mm

6d rain

Apr

29°

21°

74mm

7d rain

May

30°

22°

139mm

10d rain

Jun

32°

24°

220mm

15d rain

Jul

33°

25°

158mm

16d rain

Aug

33°

25°

211mm

18d rain

Sep

32°

25°

196mm

17d rain

Oct

31°

24°

151mm

13d rain

Nov

28°

21°

87mm

9d rain

Dec

27°

20°

43mm

7d rain

✓ Best Nov-Apr

Watch for Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions