Best Time to Visit Trinidad and Tobago

General & Geography

Trinidad and Tobago is an island state in the south of the Caribbean just a few kilometres off the coast of Venezuela. The large island of Trinidad and the much smaller Tobago are not of volcanic origin, but were once connected to the South American mainland.

Capital of the state is Port of Spain in the northwest of Trinidad, in the surrounding metropolitan region live about 550,000 inhabitants. The total population of Trinidad and Tobago is about 1.4 million people.

The official language on both islands is English, but Spanish is widely spoken due to its proximity to the mainland. The country has been independent of the United Kingdom since 31 August 1962. Currency is the so-called Trinidad and Tobago dollar.

Both islands are crossed by mountain ranges and have large wooded areas. The highest mountain is the Cerro del Aripo with 941 meters on Trinidad.

Climate on Trinidad & Tobago

The two islands Trinidad and Tobago have a typical tropical climate with only slight temperature fluctuations throughout the year. The average day temperature is 30.5 °C in the coolest month of January and 32.2 °C in the warmest month of April.

As these are statistical averages, the peak values on particularly hot days can still be significantly higher, but generally Trinidad and Tobago have very constant temperatures. Even at night it remains very mild with at least 20 °C all year round.

In general, the larger Trinidad is a little more sheltered from the wind and therefore has slightly higher temperatures than Tobago, which, however, are hardly noticeable for the body. There are no classical seasons in the Caribbean, only the rainy season is to be distinguished from the dry season.

The rainy season on Trinidad and Tobago starts around the end of May and usually lasts until mid-December. It is accompanied by increased humidity and muggy-warm climatic conditions. The dry season runs accordingly from about the end of December to the beginning of May. Most rainy month is July.

Hurricane hazard on Trinidad and Tobago?

In general, the hurricane season in the Caribbean runs from June to November, with the highest risk of tropical cyclones statistically occurring in June, September and October as the peak of the annual hurricane season. Rarely are the months of July and August affected.

Due to their southern location below the usual hurricane belt, Trinidad and Tobago are considered largely safe from hurricanes. Together with Aruba, Bonair and Curacao, Barbados and Grenada, they are among the least endangered Caribbean islands.

For the sake of completeness, however, we would like to mention that in 1963 Hurricane Flora devastated Tobago in particular, while Trinidad was largely spared. Nevertheless, the risk of hurricanes on both islands – as described – is extremely low.