Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
272km²
Area
195km
Coastline
402m
Highest point
Mount Obama
80,161
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
690km
To the mainland
When to go to Antigua
Best for the beach from January to May.
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 Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua is an island in Antigua and Barbuda. It belongs to Lesser Antilles. It covers 272 km², with 195 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Obama, rises to 402 m. About 80,161 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 690 km away.
Getting there
- V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at PTP airport (Pointe-à-Pitre)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAntigua - Barbuda, Antigua - Montserrat, Basse-Terre - Saint-John's
- 690 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest 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 Antigua.
- 113beachesWindward Beach, Coco's Beach, Mamora Bay Beach and 110 more
- 10viewpointsDevil's Bridge, Shirley Heights, Fort Barrington and 7 more
- 3ferry terminalsBarbuda Express
- 2named peaksBoggy Peak, Monks Hill
- 3castles and fortsOld Fort, Fort Barrington, Fort James
- 86ruins and archaeological sitesThe Ridge and Artillery Quarters, The Blockhouse, Officers Quarters and 83 more
- 7waymarked walking routesMiddle Ground Trail, Mount Obama Trail, South Loop Trail and 4 more
- 82hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 216restaurants, 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
Antigua in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Antigua, each with its own numbers.
28beaches and covesCoastya
3lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
1.3km²
Potworks Dam
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.0°C
McKinnon's Pond
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.8°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
28 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Jolly Beach28.8°C
- Devils Bridge28.8°C
- Windward Baycove28.8°C
- Tank Baycove28.8°C
- Snapper Holecove28.8°C
- Pinching Baycove28.8°C
- Ordnance Baycove28.8°C
- Mosquito Covecove28.8°C
20 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
3 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Potworks Dam1.3km²
- McKinnon's Pond0.53km²
- Bethesda Dam0.14km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 50 m above the sea. 96 % of it is below 200 m.
- 68 %0–50 m
- 29 %50–200 m
- 4 %200–500 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.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Saint John’s51,737 people
- St. Paul Parish8,128 people
- St. George Parish8,055 people
- St. Mary Parish7,341 people
- St. Peter Parish5,325 people
- St. Philip Parish3,347 people
- Liberta2,560 people
- All Saints2,526 people
- Piggotts1,878 people
- Swetes1,837 people
- Bolands1,657 people
- Potters Village1,433 people
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) | 41 | 29 | 35 | 52 | 91 | 92 | 114 | 135 | 143 | 176 | 132 | 70 |
| Wet days | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 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 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 |
| 2025 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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Nearby
More islands nearby.
Montserrat
United Kingdom102 km²1,042 m57 km away
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RedondaAntigua and Barbuda0.60 km²269 m60 km away
Nevis
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Saint KittsSaint Kitts and Nevis169 km²1,156 m104 km away
Grande-Terre
France595 km²130 m94 km away
Basse-Terre IslandFrance850 km²1,467 m105 km away
La DésiradeFrance20 km²276 m117 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q316390) · 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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