February brings 26°C daytime highs, 30mm of precipitation across about 3 wet days and 11.1 hours of daylight — best for beach days, swimming and reliable sunshine. The strongest run of the year is February to April. August is the quietest month: quiet and local, and still good for green season and quiet and local.
Long-run climate normals for Nassau. Month ratings compare months within Nassau only — they are not a ranking of Nassau against other destinations, and they are not a forecast for a specific year.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
| Best month | February — Beach days, Swimming, Reliable sunshine |
| Best 3-month window | February–April |
| Quietest month | August — Quiet and local |
| Driest month | April — 21mm |
| Wettest month | October — 129mm |
| Warmest / coolest | June 32°C / December 26°C |
| Seasonality | Strongly seasonal — the months feel like different places |
| Annual rainfall | 945mm over roughly 101 rain days |
August gets roughly 330% more precipitation than February — 129mm against 30mm. That difference, more than temperature, is what changes how a day here feels.
Daytime highs only move 6°C across the whole year (26–32°C), so timing matters far less here than rainfall does.
June gives you 13.6 hours of daylight against just 10.4 in December — a 3-hour difference in how much you can actually fit into a day.
April is the driest month at 21mm across roughly 2 wet days, while October peaks at 129mm.
March is almost as good as February, but usually quieter and cheaper. If your dates are flexible, it is the easier trip.
Nassau changes character completely through the year — February and August are effectively two different destinations. Pick the month that matches what you want to do, not the highest-rated one.
Ratings compare months within Nassau, not against destinations worldwide: five stars means the best time to be here, not that Nassau beats anywhere else. Tags describe what the conditions actually suit.
| Month | Rating | High / Low | Precipitation | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ★★★★★ | 26°C / 20°C | 48mm | 5 | 11h | 10.6h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| February | ★★★★★ | 26°C / 20°C | 30mm | 3 | 12h | 11.1h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| March | ★★★★★ | 28°C / 22°C | 30mm | 3 | 12h | 11.9h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| April | ★★★★★ | 29°C / 24°C | 21mm | 2 | 12h | 12.6h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| May | ★★★★☆ | 31°C / 25°C | 39mm | 4 | 11h | 13.2h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| June | ★★★☆☆ | 32°C / 27°C | 75mm | 8 | 9h | 13.6h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| July | ★★☆☆☆ | 32°C / 27°C | 111mm | 12 | 7h | 13.4h | Beach days · Swimming · Quiet and local |
| August | ★★☆☆☆ | 32°C / 27°C | 129mm | 14 | 6h | 12.9h | Green season · Quiet and local |
| September | ★★☆☆☆ | 31°C / 25°C | 129mm | 14 | 6h | 12.1h | Green season · Quiet and local |
| October | ★★☆☆☆ | 29°C / 24°C | 129mm | 14 | 6h | 11.4h | Green season · Quiet and local |
| November | ★★☆☆☆ | 28°C / 22°C | 120mm | 13 | 7h | 10.8h | Beach days · Swimming · Quiet and local |
| December | ★★★★☆ | 26°C / 20°C | 84mm | 9 | 9h | 10.4h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| You are planning | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sun & beach days | February | 12h daily sunshine, 26°C highs and only 3 rain days. |
| City walking & sightseeing | February | 26°C highs with 11.1h of daylight — long days without heat fatigue. |
| Photography & light | April | 12h of sun and 12.6h daylight give the widest window for golden-hour work. |
| Value & fewer crowds | January | Scores 80/100 — close to peak conditions but outside the busiest window. |
| Cooler-weather travel | February | 26°C highs and 20°C nights suit anyone who dislikes heat. |
Each month in Nassau is described from long-run climate normals and then rated relative to the other eleven months in the same city. A five-star January in a cold destination means January is one of the best times to be there — not that it beats a Mediterranean summer.
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Described | Average daytime high and overnight low for the month, shown as measured rather than judged. |
| Precipitation | Described | Monthly millimetres and wet-day count, labelled as snow or rain/snow where temperatures make that the likely phase. |
| Sunshine & daylight | Described | Average daily sunshine hours and astronomical daylight length at mid-month, from the city’s latitude. |
| “Best for” tags | Derived | Applied only when the conditions genuinely support the activity — snow depth-friendly cold for skiing, 13–24°C and low rain risk for hiking, dark evenings at high latitude for aurora. A month with few strong use cases gets fewer tags rather than padded ones. |
| Star rating | Relative | Ranks the month against the other eleven months in the same city. Never a comparison between cities. |
Figures are long-run climate averages, not a forecast for a specific year. This city has no published month-by-month normals on file, so monthly temperatures are interpolated from its summer and winter averages and rainfall is modelled from rain-day frequency.
February is the best all-round month in Nassau: 26°C highs, 30mm of precipitation and 11.1 hours of daylight, which suits beach days, swimming and reliable sunshine. The strongest three-month window is February to April.
August — 32°C highs, 129mm of precipitation over roughly 14 days and 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the cheapest and least crowded time to go, and it still works for green season and quiet and local.
April is the driest month at 21mm over about 2 rain days, against 129mm in October. Across the year Nassau records around 945mm.
Yes, but the months are genuinely different trips. February suits beach days, swimming and reliable sunshine, while August suits green season and quiet and local. Pick the month that matches what you want to do.
Daylight ranges from 10.4 hours in December to 13.6 hours in June, calculated from the city's latitude.