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Time in The Bahamas now

 
 
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Bahamas switches to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, March 8. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:29AM ↓ 06:13PM (11h 44m) - More info - Make The Bahamas time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for The Bahamas

UTC -5
Eastern Time (ET)
always same time as New York
Sunday November 2 2025
Latest change: Winter time started
  • Switched to UTC -5 / Eastern Standard Time (EST).
  • The time was set back one hour from 02:00AM to 01:00AM local time.
Sunday March 8 2026
Next change: Summer time starts
  • Switching to UTC -4 / Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
  • The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Time difference
from The Bahamas

Los Angeles
−3 hours		−3 hours
Chicago
−1 hours		−1 hours
New York0
Toronto0
São Paulo+2 hours
London+5 hours
UTC+5 hours
Lagos+6 hours
Paris+6 hours
Zurich+6 hours
Cairo+7 hours
Johannesburg+7 hours
Istanbul+8 hours
Moscow+8 hours
Dubai+9 hours
Mumbai+10.5 hours
Hong Kong+13 hours
Shanghai+13 hours
Singapore+13 hours
Tokyo+14 hours
Sydney+16 hours
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The Bahamas on the map

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Annual average temperatures
for The Bahamas 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.

10 places in
The Bahamas

Andros Town Cooper’s Town Freeport George Town High Rock Lucaya Marsh Harbour Nassau San Andros West End