Time in the Bahamas
The Bahamas keeps one time: Eastern Time, UTC−5 in January and UTC−4 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November. Its capital is Nassau.
- Population
- 385,640 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 5,382 sq mi (13,940 km²)
- Currency
- Dollar (BSD)
- Languages
- English (Bahamas)
- Calling code
- +1-242
- Driving side
- Left
- Country code (ISO)
- BS
- Coordinates (central point)
- 26.652820, -78.335492
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Nassau and Lucaya all keep Eastern Time, like the rest of the Bahamas.
Daylight saving time in the Bahamas
- Eastern Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the second Sunday in March and back one hour at 2:00 AM on the first Sunday in November.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.