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Saint Kitts and Nevis

About 52k people live in Saint Kitts and Nevis, on 261 km² in 14 regions; the capital is Basseterre. The highest summit is Mount Liamuiga (1,156 m).

Best timeFeb–Apr
Population52k
Area261 km²
CapitalBasseterre
The year in Saint Kitts and Nevisweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55October
Best timeFeb–Apr
Best weather in OctoberMarket Shop 57
October: highs27° – 28°
Rain this month, on average168mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Feb–Apr.

Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance

The atlas follows 129 places here month by month, with 2 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are February, March and April.

Saint Kitts and Nevis's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

-1%47k in 1950 → 47k in 2025 → 44k in 2050
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$36,8002025 · 60/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy72.32024 · 134/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities32 %2025 · 188/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet77 %2024 · 105/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.532024 · 143/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover42 %2024 · 72/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Saint Kitts and Nevis

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

14 regions

Saint Kitts and Nevis from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Basseterrebest Feb–Apr54Basseterre
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Dieppe Bay Townbest Feb–Apr54Dieppe Bay Town
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Sandy Point Townbest Feb–Apr54Sandy Point Town
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Sadlersbest Feb–Apr54Sadlers
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Cayonbest Feb–Apr55Cayon

Nature in Saint Kitts and Nevis

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Saint Kitts and Nevis

2 monuments and 4 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

The festival year

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What's on in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 large airports, 1 railway stations, 8 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsABG230 V
Emergency911Calling code +1869
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyEast Caribbean DollarXCD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time10:34Basseterre