About PJ2, Curacao
 
Size
444 square kilometers (182 square miles); 61 km long: 5-14 km wide.

Geographic Coordinates
12 09 N, 68 59 W

 

Geography
The five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao).

Local time
Curaçao is on Atlantic Standard Time: one hour later than US Standard Time (the same time as Daylight Savings Time) and four hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time.

Weather
Average temperature is about 27°C (in the mid 80s). Total annual rainfall averages only 570 mm (22 inches). The weather is tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds.