Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Virgin Islands

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Virgin Islands.

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: US dollar (USD)
Climate: subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November
Ethnic Groups: black 78%, white 10%, other 12%
National Holiday: Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)
Geographic Coordinates: 18 20 N, 64 50 W
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Airports: 2