Manama
Capital of Bahrain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bahrain World trade Center : B.alotaby, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Manama is the capital of Bahrain. About 147,074 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Bahrain in our atlas.
It lies at 26.23° N, 50.59° E, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Bahrain time zone.
Location
Red dot: Manama. Green dots: other major cities of Bahrain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Manama has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (61°F). Around 39 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BahrainNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 290340 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3882 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bahrain World trade Center : B.alotaby, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Al Farooq Junction under construction at former site of Pearl Roundabout: http://bahrain.viewbook.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bab Al Bahrain, Manama, Baréin, 2024-08-18, DD 72: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Isaac Herzog state visit to Bahrain, December 2022 (ABG3): Amos Ben Gershom, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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