Paradise climate — normals and trends
Paradise (Trinidad and Tobago) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,376 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Paradise averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 258 rainy days per year.
Paradise has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 30 September 2023) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 7 January 1950).
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
ParadiseTunapuna/Piarco
- coords
- 10.65°, -61.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,376mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
24.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
258 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
31.6 °C
30 September 2023
Coldest day
21.5 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
68 mm
5 October 2022
Windiest day
46.0 km/h
19 June 2017
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
19 June 2017
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
30 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
21.2 °C
17 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
8 July 1959
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 | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 26 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 93 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 176 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 145 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 145 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 102 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 117 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 132 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 167 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paradise?
Paradise has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,376 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paradise?
The hottest day measured in Paradise between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2023, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paradise?
The coldest day measured in Paradise between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Paradise?
Almost never: Paradise sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Paradise warmed?
Yes: Paradise warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paradise?
The wettest day measured in Paradise between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 2022, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paradise?
The windiest day measured in Paradise between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2017, with winds reaching 46.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paradise?
The warmest month in Paradise is September (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Paradise?
Paradise receives on average 1,376 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 258 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paradise?
Paradise gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Paradise?
Yes: Paradise has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paradise?
In Paradise, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 30 September 2023, and the lowest was 21.2 °C on 17 January 1950.
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