Kingstown
Capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
St. Vincent, Karibik - Kingstown City - panoramio: giggel, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kingstown is the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in Saint George Parish. About 24,518 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in our atlas.
It lies at 13.16° N, 61.23° W, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/St_Vincent time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kingstown. Green dots: other major cities of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kingstown has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). 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 681 mm (27 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 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3577887 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q41474 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- St. Vincent, Karibik - Kingstown City - panoramio: giggel, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)