George Town
Capital of Cayman Islands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
George Town, Cayman Islands - panoramio (1): rh43, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
George Town is the capital of Cayman Islands. About 29,370 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Cayman Islands in our atlas.
It lies at 19.29° N, 81.37° W, about 3 m (10 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Cayman time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: George Town. Green dots: other major cities of Cayman Islands. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
George Town has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 25°C (77°F). Around 757 mm (30 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 Cayman IslandsNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3580661 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q172996 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- George Town, Cayman Islands - panoramio (1): rh43, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ugland House: Legis, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
