Saint Kitts and Nevis: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Saint Kitts and Nevis uses Types A, B and G sockets; Type D is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 60 Hz.

Both US-style (A/B) and British-style (G) sockets are in use, all at 230 V, 60 Hz: US devices that are not dual-voltage need a converter.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ East Caribbean Dollar XCD

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 2.70 XCD (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

East Caribbean Dollar: where it's used

Price level 80 (US = 100, 2023)

Everyday household prices in Saint Kitts and Nevis are about 80% 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

UTC−4

Saint Kitts and Nevis is on UTC−4, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.