Living in Guernsey
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 1,097 properties are on the market as we write this.
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What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Guernsey are asking more than £725,000 — about £725k — and half less. That is 81% above the middle of the 31 islands on this site. Renting, the middle of the market is £2,600 a month (£3k). Put together, that is a gross yield of about 4.1% — before any of the costs that make a real return smaller.
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Jersey (£695k), Antigua & Barbuda (£584k), Gibraltar (£535k), Cayman Islands (£475k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Jersey, Liechtenstein, Antigua & Barbuda — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Within an hour's flight
The weather, month by month
Climate · Saint Peter Port
Station: GUERNSEY: AIRPORT · 5.5 km from the representative point.
Explore monthly temperature and rainfall
Typical daytime temperature
1991–2020 station normals · Average daily high (°C)
Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.
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| Period or area | Average daily high (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9 |
| Feb | 9 |
| Mar | 10 |
| Apr | 12 |
| May | 15 |
| Jun | 18 |
| Jul | 20 |
| Aug | 20 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 15 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 10 |
Rainfall through the year
1991–2020 station normals · Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.
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| Period or area | Mean monthly precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 93 |
| Feb | 76 |
| Mar | 63 |
| Apr | 54 |
| May | 49 |
| Jun | 48 |
| Jul | 43 |
| Aug | 57 |
| Sep | 55 |
| Oct | 98 |
| Nov | 107 |
| Dec | 120 |
2 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.
What is actually here
30 schools · 38 doctors & pharmacies · 48 food shops · 74 restaurants · 49 beaches · 3 golf · 6 sailing & marinas · 3 theatres & cinemas
On the island 514 places
What's on in Guernsey
09/29A special community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing.Guernsey Arts09/29Picasso - Histoire Naturelle
Candie Gardens09/29People's Emergency Briefing
Beau Séjour Leisure Centre09/29Discovery Room - Escape The Tomb
Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery
What is for sale right now
Browse 999 homes for sale 98 to rent What you can build
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What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices, and where a public sold-price register exists we show that too — see sold prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-11-07 from 27 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side