Nassau weather in November

In November, Nassau sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 70 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of November to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nassau's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nassau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:32 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Nassau is capital and largest city of the Bahamas.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 3.2 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
1,101/km²
people per km²
Founded
1695

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical November day in Nassau reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 1°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Nassau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nassau weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 22°417.210.67.5
Feb23° / 22°324.811.18.0
Mar23° / 22°345.911.87.9
Apr24° / 23°495.812.68.0
May26° / 25°80913.27.1
Jun28° / 26°9814.513.55.7
Jul28° / 27°7714.313.45.3
Aug29° / 27°1191712.94.9
Sep28° / 27°13918.512.24.7
Oct27° / 26°13516.311.45.7
Nov25° / 24°708.710.87.2
Dec24° / 23°396.610.57.7

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Nassau gets around 70 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1051424525
2061424524
3061525504
4161526493
5171526483
6171527472
7171628462
8171629452
9181630442
10181631431
11181732411
12181733401
13181833391
14181834371
15181934361
16281935351
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Wind in November

Winds average 25 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of November to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:225:24
211.06:225:24
311.06:235:23
411.06:245:22
511.06:245:22
610.96:255:21
710.96:265:21
810.96:265:20
910.96:275:20
1010.96:285:20
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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64.1Bright
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84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Nassau

In seasonPeak

In November, Nassau sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nassau sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Nassau's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Nassau?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November is one of the better times to visit Nassau for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nassau in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Nassau sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Nassau in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Nassau in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nassau peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Nassau?

Nassau sits at 25.1°N, 77.3°W, 5 m above sea level, in Bahamas. The nearest listed city is Killarney, 7.0 km away.

LucayaFreeport

Topography around Nassau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nassau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nassau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m.

The land around Nassau is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (78%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
32 m
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November weather nearby: Killarney 7.0 km · Lucaya 211 km · Freeport 213 km · Miami Beach 291 km · Sunny Isles Beach 296 km · Miami 297 km · Aventura 298 km · Ojus 299 km

Bahamas travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 96% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
Homicide rate
32.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
7.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 70%other Christian 13%Roman Catholic 12%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nassau (25.0582°, -77.3431°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).