Travel Risk Atlas

Saint Lucia

Caribbean · Capital Castries

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

27.7 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 99th safest of 220
green trees near body of water during daytime
Photo: Omar Eagle / Unsplash

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 Lucia as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Anse-la-Raye — No specific warningCastries — No specific warningChoiseul — No specific warningDauphin — No specific warningDennery — No specific warningGros Islet — No specific warningLaborie — No specific warningMicoud — No specific warningPraslin — No specific warningSoufrière — No specific warningVieux Fort — 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 Lucia by its Atlas Risk Score — 28, 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 Lucia 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.

Road & transport
10% of score
77/100
196th of 220
Crime
15% of score
52/100
175th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly cyclones, earthquakes
35/100
88th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
30/100
74th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
26/100
98th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
7/100
75th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
23rd of 220

Biggest factor here: road & transport. Road deaths per 100,000 people - the risk travellers most underestimate.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
999
911 also works
Currency
XCD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
90 days visa-free
US: 42 days visa-free · UK: 42 days visa-free
Population
180k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Castries
Driving
On the left
29.8 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type G
220-240V
Basic water access
98%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+1758
GDP per capita
$15k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.2m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Castries, 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 Lucia:

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.