Bahamas
Capital: Nassau · 24 regions · 29 places
BSUS State Department: 2/4The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic country in the Caribbean located within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The country comprises 700 islands, and more than 2,500 cays in the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The capital and largest city is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space. Wikipedia
Best places in Bahamas in October
i Lucaya
Freeport
i West End
Cooper’s Town
San Andros
i Nassau
Killarney
i Marsh Harbour
When to go in Bahamas: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 81 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 79 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 81 |
| Lucaya | 86 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 83 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 84 | 86 |
| Freeport | 86 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 83 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 76 | 84 | 86 |
| Killarney | 81 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 79 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 80 | 81 |
| West End | 86 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 83 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 86 |
| Cooper’s Town | 83 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 81 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 82 | 83 |
| San Andros | 83 | 88 | 89 | 93 | 81 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 72 | 82 | 83 |
| George Town | 84 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 82 | 84 |
| Marsh Harbour | 82 | 86 | 87 | 91 | 80 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 81 | 82 |
| High Rock | 84 | 88 | 89 | 93 | 82 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 85 |
| Freetown | 81 | 86 | 87 | 90 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 80 | 81 |
| Andros Town | 83 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 81 | 83 |
| Clarence Town | 84 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 81 | 84 |
| Dunmore Town | 81 | 86 | 87 | 91 | 79 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 80 | 81 |
Sea temperature along the coast of Bahamas
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freetown | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° |
| Nassau | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° |
| Killarney | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° |
| San Andros | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| West End | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Lucaya | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Freeport | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| High Rock | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Marsh Harbour | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° |
| Cooper’s Town | 23° | 23° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
More ways to travel in Bahamas
Tourism in Bahamas
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Most popular destinations in Bahamas
Bahamas: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the left
Bahamian Dollar
BSD · $
- Languages
- English
- Calling code
- +1242
- Meal, casual restaurantBSD 24.00≈ $24.00
- CappuccinoBSD 5.30≈ $5.30
- Beer (0.5 l)BSD 8.00≈ $8.00
- Bottled water (1.5 l)BSD 2.30≈ $2.30
- Taxi, 5 kmBSD 17.00≈ $17.00
- Public transport ticketBSD 3.10≈ $3.10
- Mid-range hotel, per nightBSD 175≈ $175
Estimated from Bahamas’s consumer price level (World Bank) — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 109% of US levels.
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Dec 26St. Stephen's Day
- Jan 1New Year's Day
- Jan 11Majority Rule Day
Regions of Bahamas
24- New Providence2 · 245.6K
- Freeport2 · 73.4K
- West Grand Bahama1 · 12.7K
- North Andros2 · 10.3K
- North Abaco2 · 9.6K
- Exuma1 · 7.3K
- Central Abaco1 · 5.3K
- South Eleuthera2 · 4.1K
- East Grand Bahama1 · 3.7K
- Long Island1 · 1.8K
- Harbour Island1 · 1.5K
- Spanish Wells1 · 1.5K
- Cat Island1 · 1.2K
- Bimini1 · 949
- San Salvador1 · 831
- Inagua1 · 452
- Black Point1 · 414
- Crooked Island and Long Cay1 · 240
- Mayaguana1 · 235
- Rum Cay1 · 91
- Ragged Island1 · 70
- Acklins1 · 0
- Central Eleuthera1 · 0
- Moore’s Island1 · 0
Largest cities in Bahamas
i Nassau
i Lucaya
Freeport
Killarney
i West End
Cooper’s Town
San Andros
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i George Town
Main airports
- FPOGrand Bahama International AirportFreeport
- NASLynden Pindling International AirportNassau
- ZSASan Salvador International AirportSan Salvador
- ASDAndros Town AirportAndros Town
- ATCArthur's Town AirportArthur's Town
- CCZChub Cay AirportChub Cay
- CRIColonel Hill AirportColonel Hill
- TZNCongo Town AirportAndros
- LGIDeadman's Cay AirportDeadman's Cay
- GGTExuma International AirportMoss Town