Jamestown
Capital of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
St-Helena-Jamestown: Andrew Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Jamestown is the capital of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, in Saint Helena. About 637 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 15.92° S, 5.72° W, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Atlantic/St_Helena time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Jamestown. Green dots: other major cities of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jamestown has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 25°C (77°F); the coolest nights come in Sep at about 19°C (67°F). Around 57 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
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 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.← Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaAll cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3370903 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q30970 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- St-Helena-Jamestown: Andrew Neaum, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Francis Plain (16261769307): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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