Nassau (Bahamas) weather in July

July in Nassau: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Nassau🇧🇸 Bahamas · Bahamas & Bermuda · Island82
  1. 85Jan
  2. 91Feb
  3. 91Mar
  4. 91Apr
  5. 85May
  6. 83Jun
  7. 82Jul
  8. 81Aug
  9. 79Sep
  10. 78Oct
  11. 86Nov
  12. 85Dec

#9 of 12 months in Nassau · #607 of 1413 destinations to visit in July · comfort 82/100 (tier A)

Days
33°C
Nights
26°C
Wet days
16
Sun
11.9 h
Humidity
76%
Daylight
14 h
Nassau, Bahamas
Photo: Francisco Cornellana Castells · Pexels

Traveller notes on Nassau in July

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 ↗

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 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 ↗
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 ↗

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Nassau climate normals — July

Daytime high33°C / 91°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low26°C / 78°F
Feels like (high)38°C / 100°F
Sea temperature31°C / 88°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall90 mm / 3.6 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days16 days
Humidity76%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 76°F
Sunshine11.9 h/day
Daylight13.5 h
Wind25 km/h / 15 mph
Air quality (US AQI)50🍃 good

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

Crowds in Nassau in July

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.

BusyIndependence Day, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(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 July

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

  • Hazard

    Hurricane season

    1 Jun – 30 Nov

    Dorian stalled over Abaco and Grand Bahama for two days in September 2019. New Providence was spared that one, but late August to early October is when flights and cruise itineraries get rewritten. Source ↗

  • Festival

    Independence Day

    9–10 JulNational holidayCrowded

    The flag goes up at midnight on the 9th at Clifford Park, then a day of Junkanoo rush-outs, sloop regattas and fireworks over the harbour. Most of Nassau is off either side of it. Source ↗

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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 July — FAQ

Is July a good time to visit Nassau?
July in Nassau: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 38°C afternoons. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Nassau on SeasonMap's comfort score (82/100).
What is the weather like in Nassau in July?
In July, Nassau averages a daily high of 32.9°C and a low of 25.6°C, with about 90.4 mm of rain over roughly 15.7 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Nassau in July?
Nassau has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 50 in July.

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