Bridgetown
Capital of Barbados: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bridgetown aerial: P.Lechien, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados, in Saint Michael. About 98,511 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 13.11° N, 59.62° W, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Barbados time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bridgetown. Green dots: other major cities of Barbados. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bridgetown has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 26°C (78°F). Around 778 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BarbadosNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3374036 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q36168 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bridgetown aerial: P.Lechien, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kensington Oval yes: subzi73, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 3Ws Oval, Barbados-3: CaribDigita, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bussa statue: Dogfacebob, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison-115163: Sachiko Haraguchi, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo (Wikimedia Commons)
- Heroes Square2, Bridgetown (2000): CaribDigita, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bridgetown barbados chamberlain bridge: regani, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Garrison Savannah stands2, Barbados: CaribDigita, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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