Kingstown climate — normals and trends
Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,110 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 September (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kingstown averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.
Kingstown has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 21 September 2024) and the coldest 21.9 °C (on 12 February 1966).
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
KingstownSaint George Parish
- coords
- 13.16°, -61.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,110mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
31.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
210 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
30.0 °C
21 September 2024
Coldest day
21.9 °C
12 February 1966
Wettest day
103 mm
31 October 2010
Windiest day
86.6 km/h
1 July 2024
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
1 July 2024
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
6 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.3 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.3 h
2 July 2014
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 39 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 78 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 100 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 97 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 175 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 77 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingstown?
Kingstown has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingstown?
The hottest day measured in Kingstown between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2024, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingstown?
The coldest day measured in Kingstown between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1966, at 21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kingstown?
Almost never: Kingstown sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kingstown warmed?
Yes: Kingstown warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingstown?
The wettest day measured in Kingstown between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2010, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingstown?
The windiest day measured in Kingstown between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2024, with winds reaching 86.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingstown?
The warmest month in Kingstown is September (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingstown?
Kingstown receives on average 1,110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingstown?
Kingstown gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kingstown?
Yes: Kingstown has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingstown?
In Kingstown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 6 September 2024, and the lowest was 19.3 °C on 6 January 1950.
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