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Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Point Fortin has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1607 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 257 mm while April barely receives 32 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Point Fortin climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 49 | 44 | 32 | 98 | 204 | 198 | 257 | 166 | 177 | 164 | 143 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 49 | 44 | 32 | 98 | 204 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 198 | 257 | 166 | 177 | 164 | 143 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 11 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 67 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19.8 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 18.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 79 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 19.8 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 54 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 18.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Piarco Intl AP, a weather station, about 58 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.