Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
72.3km²
Area
77km
Coastline
65m
Highest point
19,079
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
820km
To the mainland
When to go to Anguilla
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Caribbean
Anguilla is an island in Anguilla. It covers 72.3 km², with 77 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 65 m. About 19,079 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 820 km away.
Getting there
- Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at SXM airport (Sint Maarten)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesMarigot, Saint-Martin - Blowing Point, Anguilla, Blowing Point, Anguilla - Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten
- 820 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Anguilla.
- 33beachesMeads Bay Beach, Barnes Bay Beach, Crocus Bay Beach and 30 more
- 4viewpoints
- 1ferry terminalsBlowing Point Ferry Terminal
- 1marinasBlowing Point Ferry Terminal
- 2named peaksCrocus Hill, Flat Cap
- 1ruins and archaeological sitesFountain Cavern Petroglyphs
- 1dive centresShoal Bay Scuba
- 14hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 61restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Anguilla in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Anguilla, each with its own numbers.
13beaches and covesCoastya
2lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
0.20km²
Long Pond
according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.8°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
13 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Little Baycove28.8°C
- Benzies Baycove28.8°C
- Long Pond Baycove28.8°C
- Elsie Baycove28.8°C
- Corito Baycove28.8°C
- Blackgarden Baycove28.8°C
- Auntie Dol Baycove28.8°C
- West End Baycove28.8°C
5 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Long Pond0.20km²
- Grey Pond0.19km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 20 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 96 %0–50 m
- 4 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- The Valley2,035 people
- Blowing Point Village942 people
- East End Village671 people
- Sandy Hill636 people
- Sandy Ground Village274 people
- West End Villageno census figure
- The Quarterno census figure
- Farringtonno census figure
- Stoney Groundno census figure
- South Hill Villageno census figure
- North Sideno census figure
- North Hill Villageno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 20 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 63 | 42 | 54 | 66 | 90 | 108 | 78 | 40 |
| Wet days | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q2381105) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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