Trinidad climate — normals and trends
Trinidad (Uruguay) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,081 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 January (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Trinidad averages 4 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Trinidad has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -5.9 °C (on 14 June 1967).
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
TrinidadFlores Department
- coords
- -33.52°, -56.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,081mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
27 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.043
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
40.8 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
145 mm
19 September 1978
Windiest day
56.7 km/h
12 November 1989
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
14 December 2018
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
26 December 2013
Coldest feels-like
-10.1 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
8 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
7 January 1944
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 | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 65 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 90 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 49 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 14.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 40 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 15.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 17.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 93 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 50 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | -45 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 68 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 63 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Trinidad?
Trinidad has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,081 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 14 January 2022, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Trinidad?
The coldest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Trinidad?
Almost never: Trinidad sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Trinidad warmed?
Yes: Trinidad warmed by +0.4 °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 19 September 1978, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Trinidad?
The windiest day measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1989, with winds reaching 56.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Trinidad?
The warmest month in Trinidad is January (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Trinidad?
Trinidad receives on average 1,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Trinidad?
Trinidad gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Trinidad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Trinidad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1960, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Trinidad?
Yes: Trinidad has on average 27 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 42.4 °C on 26 December 2013, and the lowest was -10.1 °C on 14 June 1967.
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