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Cayman Islands

Caribbean · territory of United Kingdom

Capital
George Town
Population
89,000 (2024)
Currency
Cayman Islands Dollar KYD
Plugs
AB 120 V
Drives on the
left
Local time
Cayman Islands highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

The Cayman Islands uses Types A and B sockets. Mains supply is 120 V at 60 Hz.

At 120 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ Cayman Islands Dollar KYD

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 0.8333 KYD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 140 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in the Cayman Islands are about 140% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Englishofficial98%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

The Cayman Islands is on UTC−5, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in the Cayman Islands drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries

Public holidays in the next 12 months

13 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Remembrance Day

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • Boxing Day (observed)

January 2027

  • New Year's Day
  • National Heroes Day

February 2027

  • Ash Wednesday

March 2027

  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • Emancipation Day
  • Discovery Day

June 2027

  • King's Birthday

July 2027

  • Constitution Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to the Cayman Islands.

Updated 2025-10-29. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+1345
Internet domain
.ky
Measurement
Metric; temperatures in °F
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Cayman Islands
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg, Public domain. Arms: Cayman Islands Coat of Arms.svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.