Geography & environment — Grenada
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Grenada: The Caribbean
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
The Caribbean
- Geographic Coordinates
12 07 N, 61 40 W
- Total Area
133 Square Miles 344 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
133 Square Miles 344 Square Kilometers
- Coastline
75 Miles 121 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
Volcanic in origin with central mountains
- Highest Point
840 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
- Lowest Point Location
Caribbean Sea 0 m
- Natural Resources
Timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
- Irrigated Land
1 Square Miles 2 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
- making it pleasantly cool. Sunrise is at 6: 30
- am and dusk varies between 6 and 6: 30 pm, according to the time of year. The wet season is characterized by heavy rains, high wind, and hurricanes, but the last hurricane to actually hit Grenada was Hurricane Janet in 1955.
- Terrain
Volcanic in origin with central mountains
- Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
- Total Area
133 Square Miles 344 Square Kilometers
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
NA
- Environment - International Agreements
- Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling Signed,
- but not ratified: None of the selected agreements