Anguilla

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Anguilla has a tropical climate and it's relatively warm to hot year-round. It has cooler periods from Dec–Mar and a hotter, muggy period from May–Oct. Temperature averages through summer are 31°C (88°F) day and 26°C (79f) night and winter 28°C (82°F) day and 23°C (73°F) night. Rainfall is irregular and not overly abundant (approximately 1000 mm/year) with the driest months Feb/March. When the rain comes it is usually in the form of a typical tropical weather pattern with storms most frequently between August and November. From June to November there is the risk of hurricanes, with greater probability from August to October. Typical water temperatures vary between 26°C(79°F) in summer and 29°C (84°F) in winter. Winds are somewhat consistent year-round (e.g., average between 14 to 16 knots) with peak averages around Nov/Dec and again in July.

Boat Cruising Season
The Anguilla cruising season is what is referred to as the ‘Caribbean season’: Nov–Apr. While winds are a factor year-round for the Caribbean, hurricane season is best avoided as the area is exceptionally exposed to typical hurricane paths.
Hurricane season runs from June through November with historically more storms between August and October.

There is only one time zone in Anguilla:
• AST (Atlantic Standard Time) UTC -4
• Anguilla does not observe daylight saving time

Dial 911 (police/fire/ambulance)
Dial (264) 497 2871 (coastal emergencies)
Dial (264) 497 2926 (natural disasters)

Driving: Left side of the road.
Electricity: Plug Type A, 110V, 60 Hz.

AI +1 264 IDC (International Dialing Code)
When you're calling an Anguilla number from out of the country, for example:
+1264 + phone number
When you're calling an Anguilla cell phone from out of the country, add a 1 after the 264, for example:
+1264 + 1 + phone number.
Calling within Anguilla:
For long-distance calls from Anguilla to other countries, first dial 00, then country code + area code + phone number.

EC $ Eastern Caribbean Dollar, 100 cents per dollar.
The Eastern Caribbean dollar is fixed to the U.S. dollar at 2.72(EC$) to 1(USD$). The U.S. dollar is also accepted basically everywhere on the island.