Road Town
Capital of British Virgin Islands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Roadtown, Tortola: Photo: Henry A-W (Henry aw 23:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Road Town is the capital of British Virgin Islands. About 8,449 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 18.43° N, 64.62° W, about 9 m (30 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Tortola time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Road Town. Green dots: other major cities of British Virgin Islands. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Road Town 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 25°C (77°F). Around 645 mm (25 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 British Virgin IslandsNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.← British Virgin IslandsAll cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3577430 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q179431 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Roadtown, Tortola: Photo: Henry A-W (Henry aw 23:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Old Government House: Martina Jackso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tortola: Photo: Henry A-W (Henry aw 23:34, 10 July 2006 (UTC)), CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
