Nassau Weather, When to Go and Climate Information

(Nassau / Paradise Island, New Providence, Bahamas)



Photo of swimming pool at the Atlantis Resort, Paradise IslandThe Bahamas has a tropical marine climate and is warm for most of the year. Daytime temperatures in Nassau are usually above 30°C / 86°F, while the circulating warm waters of the Gulf Stream moderate water temperature year round. The Bahamas is subject to high humidity and rainfall, and has a hurricane season in the summer, along with the rest of the Caribbean and Gulf States.

The time to visit the Bahamas for the best weather is over the wintertime. This is when everyone else usually comes, however, especially those from the northern US states and from the upper Eastern Seaboard. It is dry and warm at this time of the year and also cools off nicely of a night.


Further picture taken at the Atlantis Resort complex, showing the pool and water slide

Seasonal Climate Variations / When to Go

Being tropical, Nassau and Paradise Island don't have traditional seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter, it is more - cool, wet and wetter. The cool climate from December to April has the optimum weather, with high daytime temperatures, low humidity and low rainfall. Risk of storms is low and the air is crisp, with blue skies at this time. The peak months are December, January and February, with March and April also considered high season and slightly cheaper.

The Bahamas endures a hurricane season in the summer (wet and hot) months, which falls roughly between June and November. The greatest risk of storms and hurricanes is in the latter part of this period, especially in August, September and October, although bad weather can be had anytime from May, the start of the wet season. This forms the low season, where cheaper hotel rooms can be had.

Weather and Climate Chart (Averages)


Maximum
Minimum

January

25°C / 77°F
17°C / 63°F

February

26°C / 79°F
17°C / 63°F

March

26°C / 79°F
18°C / 64°F

April

28°C / 82°F
20°C / 68°F

May

30°C / 86°F
21°C / 70°F

June

31°C / 88°F
23°C / 73°F

July

32°C / 90°F
23°C / 73°F

August

32°C / 90°F
24°C / 75°F

September

31°C / 88°F
23°C / 73°F

October

30°C / 86°F
22°C / 72°F

November

27°C / 81°F
20°C / 68°F

December

26°C / 79°F
18°C / 64°F