Saint George's
Capital of Grenada: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Grenada - St. George: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Saint George's is the capital of Grenada, in Saint George Parish. About 7,500 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 12.05° N, 61.75° W, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Grenada time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Saint George's. Green dots: other major cities of Grenada. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Saint George's has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 26°C (79°F). Around 1,303 mm (51 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
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 GrenadaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3579925 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q41547 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Grenada - St. George: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Nov 2016: Mikehaz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Grenadacricket: Madmack, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Underwater sculptures at Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park: Boris Kasimov, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
