Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Travel Alert Status: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Climate: tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Ethnic Groups: predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
National Holiday: Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Geographic Coordinates: 17 20 N, 62 45 W
Location: Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Airports: 2

Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.

Medical Facilities and Health Information: Medical care is limited. The main hospitals are Joseph N. France General Hospital (telephone (869) 465-2551) on St. Kitts and Alexandria Hospital (telephone (869) 469-5473) on Nevis. St. Kitts has two additional hospitals and both islands have several health clinics. Neither island has a hyperbaric chamber. Divers suffering from decompression illness are transported to the island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the U.S. can cost thousands of dollars. Doctors and hospitals expect immediate cash payment for health services.