🇧🇭 Bahrein · capital
Manama
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 743,066 as of 2025 estimate. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and a short invasion from the ruling dynasty of Saudi Arabia, followed by a longer invasion by Oman, Bahrain established itself as an independent nation in 1971 following a period of British hegemony.
- Country
- 🇧🇭 Bahrein
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Population
- 147,074
- Time zone
- Asia/Bahrain
- Coordinates
- 26.23, 50.59
Weather in Manama month by month
The best months to go: Feb · Mar · Dec
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 20° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 35° | 37° | 39° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 29° | 24° |
| low | 15° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 30° | 26° | 23° | 18° |
| rain | 47 mm | 3 mm | 4 mm | 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 7 mm | 13 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Manama is from other cities in Bahrein
- Jidd Ḩafş4 km✈ 45 min · 🚗 4 min
- Al Muharraq4 km✈ 45 min · 🚗 4 min
- Madīnat ‘Īsá7 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 7 min
- Sitrah9 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 9 min
- Ar Rifā‘11 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 11 min
- Madīnat Ḩamad15 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 15 min
- Dār Kulayb19 km✈ 46 min · 🚗 19 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.