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Overwhelmingly English is spoken, but Norman-French Guernésiais is taught in schools in a bid to preserve it.
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The Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Guernesey, Guernesiais: Guernési, Sercquiais: Gyernëzi) is a group of islands in the English Channel, part of the Channel Islands. Guernsey is the main island, some 50 miles west of the Cotentin Peninsula in France. It's about 6 miles long by 3 miles wide, with St Peter Port as its chief settlement, and in 2019 had a population of almost 63,000.
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English, French, Guernésiais
Overwhelmingly English is spoken, but Norman-French Guernésiais is taught in schools in a bid to preserve it.
Except for a very few dead spots, all of Guernsey island has 4G from each of its three carriers: Airtel-Vodafone, JT and Sure, and there is Wifi in many public places.
Don't refer to the UK as "The mainland" when in Guernsey. The UK is not the mainland of Guernsey.
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Calculated from climate averages: mild daytime highs and lower rainfall. It does not account for festivals, crowds or prices.
Average conditions in St. Peter Port
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Avg. high | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 11° |
| Avg. low | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° |
| Rainfall (mm) | 96 | 79 | 69 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 47 | 96 | 110 | 106 |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 82% |
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We do not label countries as safe or unsafe. Below is the official advice from two governments, with the date it was last updated. Always read the full advice before you travel.
US Department of State
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