Is Nassau safe? Bahamas, The travel risk
Is Nassau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nassau scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Bahamas, The Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nassau scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bahamas, The (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Nassau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (85/100) and security (46/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bahamas, The travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Bahamas, The at 25.0442° N, 77.3503° W (elevation 5 m), Nassau lies in Bahamas, The. Time zone: America/Nassau.
Bahamas, The
25.0442° N, 77.3503° W
5 m
America/Nassau
274,400
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nassau happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bahamas, The travel advice & laws.
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