Nassau (Bahamas) weather in February

February in Nassau: warm, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Nassau🇧🇸 Bahamas · Bahamas & Bermuda · Island91
  1. 85Jan
  2. 91Feb
  3. 91Mar
  4. 91Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 83Jun
  7. 82Jul
  8. 81Aug
  9. 79Sep
  10. 78Oct
  11. 86Nov
  12. 85Dec

#1 of 12 months in Nassau · #125 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 91/100 (tier S)

Days
28°C
Nights
20°C
Wet days
5
Sun
10 h
Humidity
72%
Daylight
11 h
Nassau, Bahamas
Photo: Francisco Cornellana Castells · Pexels

Traveller notes on Nassau in February

February in Nassau is pleasant by day and cool by night - the forum puts the average high near 78F and the low near 62F - and the thing regulars actually warn about is not temperature but fronts. Cold fronts come through regularly at this time of year and can bring wind, cloud and rain for a day or two, occasionally longer if one stalls; one visitor's week came out as three cool, windy, wet days and five beautiful ones. There is a good breeze most days regardless, as there usually is in winter. The sea is around 70F, which is swimmable rather than warm. The record: 27.6C days, 19.6C nights, 4.5 precipitation days, 10 hours of sun, a 24.8C sea and a 29 kph wind.
ThreeDaysOfFront · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Nassau

Regulars are specific that cold fronts pass through two or three times a week this month, a warm day typically arriving just before one hits, followed by a few genuinely cold and windy days behind it - shorts and tank tops for daytime with a sweater kept for evening the standard advice. Our row backs that mild, genuinely wet and windy read, 26.8C over 18.9C nights, with 48mm of rain across 8.7 days and a real 29.9 kph wind. Regulars are consistent the sea itself runs noticeably cooler than summer, comparable to a June swim at the Jersey shore rather than a bath-warm Caribbean dip, brisk rather than unswimmable. Overall this remains a genuinely variable month, warm and breezy some days, properly cool and windy on others. The sea sits at 24.5C. The record: 9 hours of sun, humidity 72 percent and AQI 41.
ColdFrontsTwiceWeeklyBriskJerseyShoreSea · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Nassau-forum threads on July weather confirm it's one of the hottest stretches of the year, daytime temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s Fahrenheit with a heat index that regularly clears 100. Thunderstorms are a real daily possibility, roughly a coin-flip most days, but posters are consistent that it's typically a quick twenty-minute pop-up rather than an all-day washout, and conditions are described as genuinely localized - rain falling in one part of the island while another stays clear. One long-time visitor with twenty-plus years of July trips reports losing an entire day to rain only once or twice. Regulars call July a favorite month since days run longest and the water stays warm. Hurricane season is technically underway but its real peak doesn't arrive until mid-September. The record: 32.9C days feeling like a punishing 38C, 25.6C nights, 90mm across 15.7 days, 76 percent humidity, a 31.3C sea and 11.9 hours of sun.
CableBeachJulyRegular · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Nassau-forum threads on November weather call it a genuine sweet spot: daytime temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit, an ocean still warm enough to swim comfortably, and humidity well below the sticky summer months - shorts and tank tops are fine most days, with the sun noticeably less intense than in high summer. Precipitation is possible but not the story, mostly arriving with a passing cold front rather than as a standing feature; the Northern Bahamas typically see one such front move through in the last week of the month, cool enough by local standards that a light jacket or sweatshirt covers it at night. The record: 29.2C days feeling like 31C, 22C nights, 62mm across 7.9 days, 73 percent humidity and 9.5 hours of sun - warm, breezy, and about as easy a month as the island has.
CableBeachNovemberRegular · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
April in Nassau splits down the middle and the dividing line is the wind. The windy stretch here runs from about mid-December to mid-March on the forum's account, driven by the pressure gradient over the northern Bahamas, and their advice to anyone who dislikes it is to come from mid-April onwards. Early April still catches it - one cruise could not call at its private island for the swell, and a trip to the out islands met near gale-force wind, high seas and cold water - while the end of April into early May is the part they recommend, with highs in the 80s Fahrenheit and the sea warming towards 80. Our row keeps 28.5 kph across the whole month. The record: 29.2C days that feel like 31C, 21.7C nights, 7.9 precipitation days carrying 44.3mm and a 26.5C sea.
SecondHalfOfApril · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Nassau climate normals — February

Daytime high28°C / 82°F🌤 warm
Nighttime low20°C / 67°F
Feels like (high)28°C / 82°F
Sea temperature25°C / 77°F🙂 pleasant
Rainfall32 mm / 1.2 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days5 days
Humidity72%💧 humid
Dew point18°C / 65°F
Sunshine10 h/day
Daylight11.3 h
Wind29 km/h / 18 mph
Air quality (US AQI)44🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Nassau in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsUS spring break, Cruise season(estimated)

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Best months for Nassau's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherNassau's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Nassau in February

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Holiday

    US spring break

    25 Feb – 5 Apr · usuallySchool holidaysCrowded

    American students take Cable Beach and Paradise Island for most of March. The big resorts run at capacity, the day-club music starts at eleven, and the out islands barely notice any of it. Source ↗

  • Season

    Cruise season

    1 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyCrowded

    Six ships at Prince George Wharf on a winter morning puts tens of thousands of people into a small downtown by ten. Bay Street is a different place after five, when the last of them sails.

What's on around the world in February →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Nassau — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Nassau in February — FAQ

Is February a good time to visit Nassau?
February in Nassau: warm, a little rain, with clean air — one of the best months to visit. It ranks #1 of 12 months for Nassau on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
What is the weather like in Nassau in February?
In February, Nassau averages a daily high of 27.6°C and a low of 19.6°C, with about 31.7 mm of rain over roughly 4.5 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Nassau in February?
Nassau has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 44 in February.

Within 300 km: Miami's Spring break around 25 Feb – 31 Mar.