Useful information
Currency
Eastern Caribbean Dollar ($EC). However the US dollar ($US) is readily accepted in most outlets
Timezone – AST
EST – minus 1 hour (no difference during daylight saving time)
GMT – minus 4 hours
BST – minus 5 hours
Banking hours
Monday – Thursday: 8am – 3pm;
Fridays: 8am – 4pm; Saturdays: 8am – 12pm.
| Antiguan National Holidays | ||
| 2010 | 2011 | |
| New Year's Day | 1 January | 1 January |
| Good Friday | 2 April | 22 April |
| Easter Monday | 5 April | 25 April |
| Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) | 24 May | 13 June |
| Christmas | 25 December | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | 26 December |
Direct Dial codes
(International Access) + 1 (US) + 268 (Antigua) and add local number
Climate
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Temp ºC | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Temp ºF | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain mm | 40 | 75 | 50 | 55 | 150 | 70 | 120 | 80 | 110 | 200 | 180 | 50 |
Local tourist information office
Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism
Box 363
St John's, Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua & Barbuda overseas tourist information offices
New York
Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism
610 Fifth Avenue
Suite 311
New York, NY 10020
United States
Miami
Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism
25 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33131
United States
Washington
Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda
3216 New Mexico Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States
London
Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism
Antigua House
15 Thayer Street
London W1M 5LD
United Kingdom
