Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
196km²
Area
253km
Coastline
25m
Highest point
63,807
People
30°C
Warmest sea
September
487km
To the mainland
When to go to Grand Cayman
Best for the beach from December to April.
The sea is warmest in September (30 °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 the Caribbean
Grand Cayman is an island in Cayman Islands. It covers 196 km², with 253 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 25 m. About 63,807 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 487 km away.
Getting there
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at GCM airport (George Town)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCamana Bay - Kaibo Yacht Club
- 487 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 Grand Cayman.
- 23beachesGovernor's Beach, Smith Barcadere, West Bay Public Beach and 20 more
- 5viewpointsHell, Blow Hole, starfish point and 2 more
- 4lighthousesBoatswain Point Light, East End Light, Grand Cayman Memorial Light and 1 more
- 1ferry terminalsRoyal Watler Cruise Terminal
- 4marinasMorgans Harbour Marina, Captain Marvin's, Spanish Bay Reef and 1 more
- 1castles and fortsFort George
- 7dive centresDivetech, Divers Supply, Living the Dream Divers and 4 more
- 109hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 159restaurants, 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
Grand Cayman in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Grand Cayman, each with its own numbers.
12beaches and covesCoastya
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
0.40km²
Malportas Pond
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.5°C
Malportas Pond
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.8°C
Clarinda Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
12 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Rum Point Beach29.7°C
- Seven Mile Beach29.7°C
- Prospect Beach29.7°C
- Clarinda Beach29.8°C
- Bats Cave Beach29.7°C
- Great Beach29.8°C
- Red Baycove29.7°C
- Miss Eden Baycove29.7°C
4 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Malportas Pond0.40km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 4 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 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
- George Town29,370 people
- West Bay15,335 people
- Bodden Town14,845 people
- Channel Land12,623 people
- Midland Acres12,410 people
- The Mountain12,028 people
- Further Ground12,028 people
- North Sound Estates11,249 people
- Breakers11,247 people
- Frank Sound11,007 people
- Whitehall Estates10,768 people
- Pedro10,394 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 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 26 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 94 | 62 | 81 | 105 | 154 | 88 | 39 |
| Wet days | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Wind (km/h) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 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 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | −0.1 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q737765) · 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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