Travel Reference
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70s. The lowest recorded temperature was 61
. Rainfall av-
erages 50 inches annually, but there is no rainy season as
such. Even heavy downpours are followed by blue sky. It fre-
quently rains on one side of the island and not the other. The
Caribbean hurricane season (late summer and early au-
tumn) does not often affect the USVI, but Hurricane Hugo in
September 1989 devastated all three islands. St. Croix was
the hardest hit.
°
CLIMATE CHART
Month Average Temp.
Monthly Days of Rain
January
77
4.3
February
77
1.9
March
78
2
April
79
7.5
May
80
1.3
June
82
2.9
July
84
5.6
August
84
4.1
September
83
6.6
October
83
5.6
November
80
6.4
December
78
3.8
Electric Current
US travelers need not bring adapters or convert-
ers since current and sockets are identical to
those on the mainland.
Tip:
If you plan to use your
laptop computer
,
it's prudent to bring a
surge protector
.
