Travel Risk Atlas

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean · Capital Basseterre

Each opens that government's own advisory for Saint Kitts and Nevis — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

20.0 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 67th safest of 220

1 of 7 pillars estimated from neighbouring countries — global datasets don't cover Saint Kitts and Nevis separately.

Basseterre — Saint Kitts and Nevis
Photo: giggel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Saint Kitts and Nevis as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Christ Church Nichola Town — No specific warningSaint Anne Sandy Point — No specific warningSaint George Basseterre — No specific warningSaint George Gingerland — No specific warningSaint James Windward — No specific warningSaint John Capesterre — No specific warningSaint John Figtree — No specific warningSaint Mary Cayon — No specific warningSaint Paul Capesterre — No specific warningSaint Paul Charlestown — No specific warningSaint Peter Basseterre — No specific warningSaint Thomas Lowland — No specific warningSaint Thomas Middle Island — No specific warningTrinity Palmetto Point — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

This map reads milder than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Saint Kitts and Nevis by its Atlas Risk Score — 20, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Saint Kitts and Nevis is no specific warning.

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole countryNo specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Crime
15% of score
59/100
191st of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones
30/100
51st of 220
Political stability
10% of score
27/100
45th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
22/100
82nd of 220
Road & transport · estimated
10% of score
21/100
71st of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
51st of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
16th of 220

Biggest factor here: crime. Violent crime levels and how reliably the law is enforced.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
911
Police, fire and ambulance
Currency
XCD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
90 days visa-free
US: 180 days visa-free · UK: 180 days visa-free
Population
47k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Basseterre
Driving
On the left
Power
Type D, G
220-240V
Basic water access
99%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1869
GDP per capita
$25k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.1m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Basseterre, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around All year.

Daytime high hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Saint Kitts and Nevis:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.