Lucaya
City in Bahamas: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sheraton Grand Bahamas Panorama: Ksaraf, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Lucaya is a city in Bahamas, in Freeport. About 46,525 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Bahamas in our atlas.
It lies at 26.53° N, 78.67° W, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Nassau time zone.
Location
Red dot: Lucaya. Green dots: other major cities of Bahamas. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Lucaya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 21°C (70°F). Around 1,219 mm (48 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3571971 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q6696401 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sheraton Grand Bahamas Panorama: Ksaraf, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)