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Bahrain at a glance

The atlas follows 98 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 8 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are February, March and April.

Bahrain's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+1301%117k in 1950 → 1.64M in 2025 → 2.14M in 2050
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Bahrain · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$71,0002025 · 23/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy81.42024 · 41/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities100 %2025 · 1/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet100 %2024 · 1/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.812024 · 114/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover5 %2024 · 176/206 among countries

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

When to go to Bahrain

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 Bahrain

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

4 regions

Bahrain from above

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

OctoberMonth scores for Bahrain
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Manamabest Feb–Apr78Manama
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Al-Muharraqbest Feb–Apr78Al-Muharraq
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Riffabest Feb–Apr78Riffa
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Isa Townbest Feb–Apr77Isa Town
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Hamad Townbest Feb–Apr78Hamad Town
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Sitrahbest Feb–Apr78Sitrah
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Sanabisbest Feb–Apr77Sanabis
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Budaiyabest Jan–Mar76Budaiya
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Barbarbest Jan–Mar76Barbar

Nature in Bahrain

All nature

Wildlife in October

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

Outdoors in Bahrain

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

Culture in Bahrain

8 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Bahrain

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Bahrain

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

Earthquakes

Getting to Bahrain

1 large airports; 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.

PlugsG230 V
Emergency112Calling code +973
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyBahraini DinarBHD
LanguagesArabic
Local time16:31Manama