Trinidad climate — normals and trends
Trinidad (Cuba) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Trinidad averages 0 frost days, 198 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Trinidad has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 28 July 1998) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 15 December 2010).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TrinidadSancti Spíritus Province
- coords
- 21.80°, -79.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
764mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
198 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.6 °C
28 July 1998
Coldest day
7.1 °C
15 December 2010
Wettest day
213 mm
1 June 1988
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
142.6 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
1 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
15 December 2010
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -91 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 44 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 108 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 196 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Trinidad?
Trinidad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Trinidad?
The hottest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1998, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Trinidad?
The coldest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Trinidad?
Almost never: Trinidad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Trinidad warmed?
Yes: Trinidad warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Trinidad?
The wettest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 1988, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Trinidad?
The windiest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Trinidad?
The warmest month in Trinidad is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Trinidad?
Trinidad receives on average 764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Trinidad?
Trinidad gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Trinidad?
Yes: Trinidad has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Trinidad?
In Trinidad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 1 August 2023, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 15 December 2010.
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