Saint John’s
Capital of Antigua and Barbuda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Saint John’s is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in Saint John Parish. About 51,737 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 17.12° N, 61.84° W, about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Antigua time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Saint John’s. Green dots: other major cities of Antigua and Barbuda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Saint John’s has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 25°C (77°F). Around 1,110 mm (44 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 Antigua and BarbudaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.← Antigua and BarbudaAll cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3576022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q36262 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- St Johns Antigua 2012: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here.@thatmattwade This ima, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- ANTIGUA MUSEUM: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
