Saint Croix

City in United States Virgin Islands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

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Overview

Saint Croix is a city in United States Virgin Islands, in Saint Croix Island. About 50,601 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of United States Virgin Islands in our atlas.

It lies at 17.73° N, 64.75° W, about 87 m (285 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/St_Thomas time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Saint Croix. Green dots: other major cities of United States Virgin Islands. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Saint Croix has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 29°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 26°C (78°F). Around 846 mm (33 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

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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.

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Sources

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