Chaguanas in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Chaguanas sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 101 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Chaguanas's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Chaguanas has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Chaguanas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
101 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
5.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Chaguanas in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Chaguanas reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Chaguanas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 64 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
64
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chaguanas weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°369.511.56.3
Feb28° / 24°175.511.76.5
Mar29° / 24°225.211.96.1
Apr30° / 25°296.112.25.5
May30° / 25°5110.912.54.9
Jun29° / 25°1112012.64.1
Jul29° / 25°12625.412.63.7
Aug29° / 25°14426.312.33.5
Sep29° / 25°11121.712.13.7
Oct29° / 25°12122.411.83.8
Nov29° / 25°12923.411.53.9
Dec28° / 24°7816.611.45.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Chaguanas gets around 101 mm of rain over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Chaguanas

In seasonPeak

None of Chaguanas's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Chaguanas's rainy season runs June–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Chaguanas?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Chaguanas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chaguanas in Spring

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

In spring, Chaguanas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Chaguanas in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Chaguanas in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Chaguanas peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chaguanas in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chaguanas is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1530 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chaguanas?

Chaguanas sits at 10.5°N, 61.4°W, 18 m above sea level, in Trinidad and Tobago. The nearest listed city is Tunapuna, 15 km away.

TunapunaParadiseLaventilleArimaPort of SpainMarabellaMon ReposSan Fernando

Topography around Chaguanas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chaguanas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,036 m.

The land around Chaguanas is covered by grassland (62%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), water (24%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (73%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
319 m
80 km
1,036 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Tunapuna 15 km · Paradise 16 km · Laventille 17 km · Arima 20 km · Port of Spain 20 km · Marabella 24 km · Mon Repos 27 km · San Fernando 27 km

Trinidad and Tobago travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
115 / 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,967
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
40.4
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 32%Roman Catholic 22%Hindu 18%other 8%

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 Chaguanas (10.5167°, -61.4167°, elevation 18 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.