Saint Peter Port
Capital of Guernsey: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
StPeterPortSouth: AlanFord at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Saint Peter Port is the capital of Guernsey, in St Peter Port. About 16,488 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 49.46° N, 2.54° W, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Guernsey time zone.
Location
Red dot: Saint Peter Port. Green dots: other major cities of Guernsey. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Saint Peter Port has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 18°C (64°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 8°C (46°F). Around 847 mm (33 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 GuernseyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3042287 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q174262 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- StPeterPortSouth: AlanFord at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Castle Cornet, Guernsey: TheKaphox, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Guernsey July 2010 56, Saumarez Park Manor: Man vyi, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Corbet Football Field 1: Dustin R Chandler / Drchandler at en.wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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- Guernsey July 2011 170, Doyle Monument: Man vyi, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Saint Peter Port - Candie Gardens 20260806: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
