Trinidad in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Trinidad sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 912 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.

Summer is Trinidad's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Trinidad's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
912 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Trinidad in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical summer day in Trinidad reaches about 30°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

20°25°30°35°DecJanFeb

How summer really feels in Trinidad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Trinidad weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°33026.912.82.9
Feb30° / 24°28423.412.53.0
Mar30° / 24°23423.612.13.2
Apr30° / 23°14216.611.74.1
May29° / 21°841111.35.5
Jun28° / 19°547.411.16.3
Jul29° / 18°415.111.26.5
Aug31° / 20°506.211.55.2
Sep32° / 22°10610.211.94.0
Oct32° / 23°16116.712.33.3
Nov31° / 23°23919.512.73.2
Dec30° / 24°29925.412.92.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Trinidad gets around 912 mm of rain over 76 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early December to 12 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Trinidad

In seasonPeak

In summer, Trinidad overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Trinidad's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Trinidad?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Trinidad.

What to pack for Trinidad in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Trinidad sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Trinidad in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Trinidad peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Sep 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Trinidad in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Trinidad is worst in September — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1781 µg/m³May 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug35Poor
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov23Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Trinidad?

Trinidad sits at 14.8°S, 64.9°W, 155 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is San Borja, 198 km away.

San BorjaAscención de GuarayosCaranaviVilla YapacaníSacabaTiquipayaCochabambaPunata

Topography around Trinidad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Trinidad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trinidad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m.

The land around Trinidad is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (30%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
50 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: San Borja 198 km · Ascención de Guarayos 218 km · Caranavi 306 km · Villa Yapacaní 308 km · Sacaba 310 km · Tiquipaya 312 km · Cochabamba 314 km · Punata 317 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Trinidad (-14.8322°, -64.9034°, elevation 155 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.