The climate of Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda)
Saint John’s is located on the north western coast on the island of
Antigua. It is also the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. After having
been a British colony for almost 350 years Antigua and Barbuda gained
independence in 1981. The government has its seat in Saint John’s.
With about 25,000 inhabitants Saint John’s is an economically
important city in the small Antilles. Witness the shopping malls with
jewellers and haute couture shops. The largest part of Saint John’s
income is generated by luxurious resorts and tourists that come and
spend their money here on luxury goods. Saint John’s skyline is
defined by the baroque white towers of St. John’s cathedral. Saint
John’s has a tropical savannah climate (type Aw according to the
Köppen climate classification). This means high temperatures all year
round (30 degrees Celsius on average). Night time temperatures are
high as well. Temperatures hardly ever go below 20-22 degrees Celsius.
February, March and April are the driest months and also the best time
to visit this Caribbean city.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Saint John’s:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
28
22
8
16
26
February
28
22
8
12
26
March
29
22
8
13
26
April
29
23
8
12
26
May
30
24
8
14
27
June
30
25
8
15
28
July
31
25
8
17
28
August
31
25
8
17
28
September
31
25
7
17
29
October
30
24
7
18
28
November
30
23
7
17
28
December
29
23
7
17
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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