Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
213km²
Area
110km
Coastline
6m
Highest point
274,400
People
30°C
Warmest sea
August
270km
To the mainland
When to go to New Providence
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in August (30 °C) and coolest in February (24 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
District-island of the Bahamas
New Providence is an island in Bahamas. It covers 213 km², with 110 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 6 m. About 274,400 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 270 km away.
Getting there
- Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at FLL airport (Fort Lauderdale)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesNassau, New Providence - Freeport, Grand Bahama, Nassau, New Providence - George Town, Exuma, Nassau, New Providence - Fresh Creek, Andros, Nassau, New Providence - Marsh Harbour, Abaco
- 270 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on New Providence.
- 32beachesLove Beach, Cable beach, Junkanoo Beach and 29 more
- 3viewpoints
- 3lighthousesEast End Point Lighthouse, Solomons Lighthouse
- 1ferry terminals
- 22marinasBay Street Marina, Sea Breeze Canal, Palm Cay Marina and 19 more
- 3castles and fortsFort Montagu, Fort Fincastle, Fort Charlotte
- 2dive centresStuart Cove's, Bahamas Divers
- 41hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 151restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside New Providence, each with its own numbers.
5beaches and covesCoastya
2lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
7.7km²
Lake Killarney
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.5°C
Lake Killarney
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.5°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Saunder’s Beach29.5°C
- Cable Beach29.5°C
- South Beach29.5°C
- Love Beach29.5°C
- Adelaide Beach29.5°C
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Lake Killarney7.7km²
- Lake Cunningham0.87km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 4 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Nassau227,940 people
- Killarney17,679 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Night low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Rain (mm) | 38 | 33 | 40 | 61 | 127 | 162 | 130 | 154 | 164 | 119 | 68 | 40 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.0 |
| 2022 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | −0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q858513) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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