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🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

Flag of British Virgin IslandsNational Flag

Geography & Borders

This country has no land borders.

Introduction & Background

The British Virgin Islands (BVI),3 officially the Virgin Islands,4 are a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and north-west of Anguilla. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles and part of the West Indies.

The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and cays.5 About 16 of the islands are inhabited.3 The capital, Road Town, is on Tortola, the largest island, which is about 20km (12mi) long and 5km (3mi) wide. The islands had a population of 28,054 at the 2010 Census, of whom 23,491 lived on Tortola;1 current estimates put the population at 35,802 (July 2018).3

Key Information
AttributeDetails
Official Name
Virgin Islands
Capital
Road Town
Continent
North America
Region / Subregion
Americas / Caribbean
Population
39,471
Area
151 km²
Languages
English
Currencies
United States dollar ($) [USD]
Cost of Living
55 / 100 (Moderate)
Price per Coffee
$2.75
Price per Meal
$12.50
Timezones
UTC-04:00 (AST)
Bounding Box
Min: (18.38° N, 64.68° W)
Max: (18.49° N, 64.56° W)
Climate
Temperate
Terrain
Mostly hilly to mountainous volcanic islands with coral reefs and coastal plains

Geography & Climate

Climate, weather, and air quality data are based on historical records for the coordinates of the capital city, Road Town.

Temperature (2025)

20°30°
Jan
25.5° / 27.1°
Feb
25.1° / 26.6°
Mar
25.1° / 26.7°
Apr
25° / 26.9°
May
25.7° / 27.7°
Jun
26.9° / 28.3°
Jul
26.8° / 28.6°
Aug
27.4° / 29.2°
Sep
27.2° / 29.4°
Oct
27.2° / 29.5°
Nov
26.8° / 28.4°
Dec
25.8° / 27.6°

Precipitation & Snow (2025)

25Jan
34Feb
39Mar
102Apr
97May
15Jun
53Jul
128Aug
114Sep
163Oct
67Nov
39Dec
Rain (mm) Snow (cm)

Atmospheric Pressure (2025)

1016.7+1.1Jan
1017+1.4Feb
1015.8+0.2Mar
1015.3-0.3Apr
1015.8+0.2May
1017.8+2.2Jun
1017.2+1.6Jul
1015.2-0.4Aug
1014.2-1.4Sep
1012.6-3Oct
1014.8-0.8Nov
1015.2-0.4Dec

Thunderstorm Days (2025)

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
0May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Wind Speed (2025)

Jan
32.2
Feb
36.1
Mar
26.9
Apr
30.1
May
30.2
Jun
34.6
Jul
32.6
Aug
31.4
Sep
26.8
Oct
29.5
Nov
30.4
Dec
29.5

Air Quality — Monthly Averages (2025)

MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PM2.5 μg/m³67.6766.712.89.98.55.86.75.65.7
PM10 μg/m³9.712.311.19.712.530.326.420.411.911.69.59.2
O₃ μg/m³79.275.174.771.955.547.842.240.641.446.356.470.2
NO₂ μg/m³0.20.20.30.20.20.10.10.20.20.30.20.2
SO₂ μg/m³0.40.30.70.40.30.20.20.40.90.90.60.5
CO μg/m³116114124127120109100111107108101103

Pollen Levels — Monthly (2025)

Pollen data is negligible or unavailable for this location.

⛰️ Highest Elevation

▲
Mount Sage on Tortola521 m / 1,709 ft

  • Map Locations: Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

People & Society

Total Population38,985Density: 259.9 / km²
Annual Growth Rate+1.72%Rapid Growth
Life Expectancy77.28 yrsAverage lifespan at birth
Fertility Rate1.05Births per woman



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