The Bahamas operates on Eastern Standard Time (EST) during winter months, which is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5). During daylight saving time, observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, the Bahamas switches to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is UTC-4.
All of the Bahamas follows the same timezone. The capital Nassau, along with Freeport, Paradise Island, and all 700 islands and cays, observe Eastern Time. The Bahamas follows the same DST schedule as the United States.
The Bahamas consists of over 700 islands and cays, but only about 30 are inhabited. The country is where Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas in 1492. The Bahamas is home to swimming pigs on Big Major Cay, one of the most unusual tourist attractions in the Caribbean.