Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island

Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island's Topography

Thanks to the Bahamas' favorable geological composition, it has some of the clearest, cleanest water in the world. Although most of the islands are sandy, rocky, and relatively flat, there are some with rolling hills, and many have lush foliage. Furthermore, the limestone caves, cliffs, sand dunes, coves, harbors, and rock formations give the islands a great geological diversity. The shores comprise innumerable beaches of every shape and length, and limestone and coral reefs lie just off many of these beaches.

Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island's weather year around

Called the "Isles of Perpetual June" by George Washington, the nickname stuck for many years because the island weather is almost always ideal, yet there is a bit of variety in what you can expect.

Summer

74°F-88°F with 5-7 inches of rain per month. Occasionally, there will be overcast skies for a day or two, but most rain comes as a rapid thunderstorm that quickly passes. The heart of hurricane season lasts from late August to early November, though strikes are rare and there is plenty of advance notice to prepare. When threatened by a hurricane strike, one should expect a 2-day displacement from evacuation to safe return.

Winter

63°F-78°F with less than 2 inches of rain per month. A rare bout of cool weather can sometimes come down from the North for a day or two.

Spring

66°F-82°F with less than 3 inches of rain per month. In this land of the perpetually ideal climate, spring is ideal and then some.

Fall

71°F-85°F with 4-6 inches of rain per month. Except for the occasional tropical storm, the great majority of the time this one of the best seasons to visit, along with spring.