Point Fortin climate — normals and trends
Point Fortin (Trinidad and Tobago) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,163 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Point Fortin averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 213 rainy days per year.
Point Fortin has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 8 September 2024) and the coldest 22.4 °C (on 17 February 1976).
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
Point FortinPoint Fortin
- coords
- 10.17°, -61.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,163mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
24.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
213 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
30.6 °C
8 September 2024
Coldest day
22.4 °C
17 February 1976
Wettest day
127 mm
1 April 1949
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
8 September 2004
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
8 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
1 October 2024
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 90 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 49 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 143 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 217 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 188 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 171 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 167 mm | +32 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 151 mm | +59 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Point Fortin?
Point Fortin has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,163 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Point Fortin?
The hottest day measured in Point Fortin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2024, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Point Fortin?
The coldest day measured in Point Fortin between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1976, at 22.4 °C.
Does it snow in Point Fortin?
Almost never: Point Fortin sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Point Fortin warmed?
Yes: Point Fortin warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Point Fortin?
The wettest day measured in Point Fortin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1949, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Point Fortin?
The windiest day measured in Point Fortin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2004, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Point Fortin?
The warmest month in Point Fortin is September (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Point Fortin?
Point Fortin receives on average 1,163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 213 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Point Fortin?
Point Fortin gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Point Fortin?
Yes: Point Fortin has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Point Fortin?
In Point Fortin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 1 October 2024, and the lowest was 22.0 °C on 6 January 1950.
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