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Bahamas

About 386k people live in Bahamas, on 13,940 km² in 32 regions; the capital is Nassau. The highest summit is Mount Alvernia (63 m).

Best timeJan–Mar
Population386k
Area14k km²
CapitalNassau
The year in Bahamasweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55October
Best timeJan–Mar
Best weather in OctoberLucaya 60
October: highs27° – 31°
Rain this month, on average126mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Mar.

Bahamas at a glance

The atlas follows 348 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 0 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Bahamas's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+383%83k in 1950 → 403k in 2025 → 424k in 2050
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Bahamas · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$41,3002024 · 60/191 among countries · World: $24,500
Life expectancy74.72024 · 107/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities81 %2025 · 53/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet92 %2024 · 43/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.372024 · 178/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover51 %2024 · 54/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Bahamas

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Bahamas

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

32 regions

Bahamas from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Bahamas
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Nassaubest Jan–Mar42Nassau
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Lucayabest Feb–Apr60Lucaya
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George Townbest Jan–Mar56George Town
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Clarence Townbest Jan–Mar55Clarence Town
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Arthur's Townbest Feb–Apr57Arthur's Town
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Alice Townbest Jan–Mar51Alice Town
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Matthew Townbest Jan–Mar55Matthew Town
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Treasure Caybest Jan–Mar59Treasure Cay
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Dunmore Townbest Jan–Mar52Dunmore Town

Nature in Bahamas

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Bahamas

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Bahamas

0 monuments and 8 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Bahamas

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Bahamas

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Bahamas

3 large airports, 33 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsAB120 V
Emergency919Calling code +1242
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyBahamian DollarBSD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time09:31Nassau