Nassau
Capital of Bahamas: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
BHA Nassau, Paradise Island, Atlantis Bridge 001: Der-wuppertaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nassau is the capital of Bahamas, in New Providence. About 227,940 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Bahamas in our atlas.
It lies at 25.06° N, 77.34° W, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Nassau time zone.
Location
Red dot: Nassau. Green dots: other major cities of Bahamas. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nassau 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 22°C (72°F). Around 1,136 mm (45 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.
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 BahamasNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3571824 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2467 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- BHA Nassau, Paradise Island, Atlantis Bridge 001: Der-wuppertaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- NAGB Villa Doyle Building: NAGB-Communications, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Flamingos -Ardastra Gardens-8k: Charles Pluta from Augusta, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bahamas 1988 (272) Paradise Island Versailler Garten und Kloster (23500355594): Rüdiger Stehn from Kiel, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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