Scarborough climate — normals and trends
Scarborough (Trinidad and Tobago) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,406 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 (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Scarborough averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.
Scarborough 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 30.1 °C (on 10 October 2024) and the coldest 22.0 °C (on 15 February 1989).
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
ScarboroughTobago
- coords
- 11.18°, -60.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
25.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,406mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
28.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
236 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
30.1 °C
10 October 2024
Coldest day
22.0 °C
15 February 1989
Wettest day
111 mm
7 September 2004
Windiest day
75.2 km/h
7 September 2004
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
7 September 2004
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
6 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
20.5 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 July 2021
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 | 27.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 73 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 130 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 188 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 147 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 124 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 152 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 180 mm | +75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Scarborough?
Scarborough has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,406 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Scarborough?
The hottest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2024, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Scarborough?
The coldest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1989, at 22.0 °C.
Does it snow in Scarborough?
Almost never: Scarborough sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Scarborough warmed?
Yes: Scarborough warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Scarborough?
The wettest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Scarborough?
The windiest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2004, with winds reaching 75.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Scarborough?
The warmest month in Scarborough is September (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Scarborough?
Scarborough receives on average 1,406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Scarborough?
Scarborough gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Scarborough?
Yes: Scarborough has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Scarborough?
In Scarborough, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 6 September 2024, and the lowest was 20.5 °C on 6 January 1950.
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