Bermuda, officially the Bermudas or Somers Isles, is a British overseas territory (United Kingdom) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the USA, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, about 1,000 kilometres towards the west-northwest. It is around 1,200 km south of Cape Sable Island in Nova Scotia and around 1,800 km northeast of Miami in Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.

Bermuda has a humid subtropical climate on the border of tropical climate. It is warmed by the nearby Gulf Stream, due to the westerlies, which carry warm, humid air eastwards over Bermuda, helping to keep winter temperatures above freezing. The climate is humid and, as a result, the summertime heat index can be high, even though mid-August temperatures rarely exceed 30°C (86°F). Winters are mild and windy, with average daytime temperatures in January and February around 20°C (68°F), although cold fronts bring Arctic air masses that can result in rapid temperature drops.