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Bahamas travel guide: visa, best time, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for the Bahamas. Capital: Nassau.
Do you need a visa for the Bahamas?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 122 passports can enter the Bahamas without a visa.
All 198 passports for Bahamas · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Bahamas
Bahamas at a glance
- Capital
- Nassau
- Region
- Caribbean, North America
- Currency
- Bahamian dollar ($, BSD), United States dollar ($, USD)
- Languages
- English
- Calling code
- +1242
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz
Best time to visit Bahamas
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Dec–Apr. Warm, dry and outside hurricane months.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Nassau
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Bahamas
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Bahamas
- Type Atwo flat pins
- Type Btwo flat pins and a round earth pin
Mains power is 120 V at 60 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for the Bahamas?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Bahamas or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for the Bahamas?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 122 passports can enter the Bahamas without a visa and 76 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Bahamas.
When is the best time to visit the Bahamas?
Dec–Apr. Warm, dry and outside hurricane months.
What plug type and voltage does the Bahamas use?
Bahamas uses plug types A, B at 120 V and 60 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in the Bahamas?
Traffic keeps to the left in the Bahamas.
What currency does the Bahamas use?
Bahamian dollar ($, BSD) and United States dollar ($, USD).
What is the calling code for the Bahamas?
+1242.
What is the capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.