Port of Spain weather in October

In October, Port of Spain sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 111 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Port of Spain's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port of Spain's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Port of Spain is capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,086/km²
people per km²
Founded
1560

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Port of Spain reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Port of Spain

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 1 day that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
1
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Port of Spain weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°4610.911.46.9
Feb26° / 25°216.511.67.4
Mar26° / 25°194.711.97.6
Apr27° / 25°234.912.27.2
May27° / 26°469.812.56.4
Jun27° / 25°10319.212.65.0
Jul27° / 25°12524.212.64.5
Aug28° / 26°13525.112.44.3
Sep28° / 26°10220.812.14.4
Oct28° / 26°11121.811.84.6
Nov27° / 26°12422.611.54.6
Dec27° / 25°841711.45.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Port of Spain gets around 111 mm of rain over 21.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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268
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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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25743
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105842
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126040
136139
146238
156337
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Wind in October

Winds average 18 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:585:52
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Port of Spain

In seasonPeak

In October, Port of Spain sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Port of Spain'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 October a good time to visit Port of Spain?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Port of Spain for sightseeing.

What to pack for Port of Spain in October

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

In October, Port of Spain sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Port of Spain in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 Port of Spain in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Port of Spain 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 Port of Spain in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Port of Spain is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Port of Spain's WHO annual average of 13.4 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1521 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Port of Spain?

Port of Spain sits at 10.7°N, 61.5°W, 21 m above sea level, in Trinidad and Tobago. The nearest listed city is Laventille, 3.0 km away.

TunapunaParadiseChaguanasArimaMarabellaSan Fernando

Topography around Port of Spain

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port of Spain has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,036 m.

The land around Port of Spain is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), trees (25%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (70%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,036 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Laventille 3.0 km · Diego Martin 8.0 km · Tunapuna 14 km · Paradise 17 km · Chaguanas 20 km · Arima 26 km · Marabella 41 km · San Fernando 43 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 Port of Spain (10.6667°, -61.5189°, elevation 21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).