Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
32.2km²
Area
45km
Coastline
291m
Highest point
6,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
192km
To the mainland
When to go to Carriacou Island
Best for the beach from January to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (27 °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 Grenada
Carriacou Island is an island in Grenada. It belongs to Grenadines. It covers 32.2 km², with 45 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 291 m. About 6,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 192 km away.
Getting there
- Union Island International Airport (UNI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire at GND airport (Saint George's)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesTyrell Bay, Carriacou - Petite Martinque, St. George's, Grenada - Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, Tyrell Bay, Carriacou - Clifton, Union Island
- 192 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January 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 Carriacou Island.
- 19beachesParadise Beach, Anse La Roche, Petit Carenage Beach and 16 more
- 9viewpointsGun Point, Dumfries Point, Atlantic Viewscape and 6 more
- 2ferry terminals
- 1marinas
- 1named peaksHigh North
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesCattle Enclosure ~1750
- 3dive centresDeefer Diving Carriacou, Lumbadive PADI, Dive Cariiacou
- 9hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 28restaurants, 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.
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Carriacou Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Carriacou Island, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
29.2°C
Tyrell Bay Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Tyrell Bay Beach29.2°C
- Little Breteche Baycove29.2°C
- Great Breteche Baycove29.2°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 65 m above the sea. 97 % of it is below 200 m.
- 53 %0–50 m
- 44 %50–200 m
- 3 %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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Hillsborough1,000 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 44 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 59 | 99 | 114 | 123 | 114 | 142 | 131 | 72 |
| Wet days | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Wind (km/h) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
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 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.3 |
| 2023 | −0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
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CanouanSaint Vincent and the Grenadines7.7 km²4 m31 km away
BequiaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines16 km²148 m65 km away
MustiqueSaint Vincent and the Grenadines5.6 km²32 m53 km away
Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines346 km²1,220 m91 km away
Saint Lucia
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q795647) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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