Geography and climate

The country lies between latitudes 20° and 28°N, and longitudes 72° and 80°W.
The closest island to the United States is Bimini, which is also known as the gateway to The Bahamas. The island of Abaco is to the east of Grand Bahama. The southeasternmost island is Inagua. The largest island is Andros Island. Other inhabited islands include Eleuthera, Cat Island, Long Island, San Salvador Island, Acklins, Crooked Island, Exuma and Mayaguana. Nassau, capital city of The Bahamas, lies on the island of New Providence.
All the islands are low and flat, with ridges that usually rise no more than 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft). The highest point in the country is Mount Alvernia, formerly called Como Hill, which has an altitude of 63 metres (207 ft) on Cat Island.
To the southeast, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and three more extensive submarine features called Mouchoir Bank, Silver Bank, and Navidad Bank, are geographically a continuation of The Bahamas, but not part of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Climate
The climate of The Bahamas is subtropical to tropical, and is moderated significantly by the waters of the Gulf Stream, particularly in winter. Conversely, this often proves very dangerous in the summer and autumn, when hurricanes pass near or through the islands. Hurricane Andrew hit the northern islands during the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, and Hurricane Floyd hit most of the islands during the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
While there has never been a freeze reported in The Bahamas, the temperature can fall as low as 2–3 °C (35.6–37.4 °F) during Arctic outbreaks that affect nearby Florida. Snow was reported to have mixed with rain in Freeport in January 1977, the same time that it snowed in the Miami area.The temperature was about 
4.5 °C (40.1 °F) at the time.







Climate data for Nassau Airport, Bahamas
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °F
77.4
77.5
79.7
81.9
84.6
87.3
89.1
89.2
88.3
85.5
81.9
78.6
83.4
Average low °F
62.1
62.4
63.9
66.2
69.8
73.2
74.7
74.8
74.5
72
68
63.9
68.8
Precipitation inches
1.9
1.7
1.6
2.2
4.8
9.5
6.5
8.9
7
7.2
2.3
2.1
55.7
Average high °C
25.2
25.3
26.5
27.7
29.2
30.7
31.7
31.8
31.3
29.7
27.7
25.9
28.56
Average low °C
16.7
16.9
17.7
19.0
21.0
22.9
23.7
23.8
23.6
22.2
20.0
17.7
20.43
Precipitation mm
47.2
40.3
39.8
53.8
116.3
232.9
157.7
215.9
171.4
175.5
56.6
51.8
1,359.2
% Humidity
78
78
76
74
77
79
77
79
81
80
78
78
77.92











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