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Saint Lucia travel guide: visa, best time, weather and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, the best months to go, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for Saint Lucia. Capital: Castries.
Do you need a visa for Saint Lucia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 95 passports can enter Saint Lucia without a visa and 48 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Saint Lucia · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia at a glance
- Capital
- Castries
- Region
- Caribbean, North America
- Currency
- Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)
- Languages
- English
- Calling code
- +1758
- Drives on the
- left
- Power
- Type G · 240 V · 50 Hz
Best time to visit Saint Lucia
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
Dec–May. Dry season.
General guidance on weather, crowds and wildlife, not a forecast. The chart below shows what the weather actually did last year.
Weather in Castries
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Saint Lucia
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in Saint Lucia
- Type Gthree flat pins in a triangle
Mains power is 240 V at 50 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for Saint Lucia?
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Saint Lucia or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Saint Lucia?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 95 passports can enter Saint Lucia without a visa, 48 passports can get a visa on arrival and 55 passports need a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Saint Lucia.
When is the best time to visit Saint Lucia?
Dec–May. Dry season.
What plug type and voltage does Saint Lucia use?
Saint Lucia uses plug type G at 240 V and 50 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Saint Lucia?
Traffic keeps to the left in Saint Lucia.
What currency does Saint Lucia use?
Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD).
What is the calling code for Saint Lucia?
+1758.
What is the capital of Saint Lucia?
Castries.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.