Sangre Grande in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sangre Grande sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 474 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Sangre Grande's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Sangre Grande 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 Sangre Grande's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
474 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.1
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Sangre Grande 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 Sangre Grande reaches about 30°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How summer really feels in Sangre Grande

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
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.

Sangre Grande weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°521411.44.9
Feb30° / 23°3110.511.75.0
Mar31° / 23°351011.94.6
Apr31° / 24°4510.512.24.1
May31° / 24°7415.412.53.7
Jun30° / 24°14622.112.63.4
Jul30° / 24°15726.912.63.0
Aug31° / 24°17226.812.32.9
Sep31° / 24°14323.412.13.0
Oct31° / 24°17124.211.83.1
Nov30° / 24°18325.111.53.2
Dec29° / 23°1072011.44.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sangre Grande gets around 474 mm of rain over 76 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJunJulAug

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Sangre Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Sangre Grande'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 summer a good time to visit Sangre Grande?

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.

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sangre Grande.

What to pack for Sangre Grande in Summer

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

In summer, Sangre Grande 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

Sea temperature near Sangre Grande in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 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
Dec28Warm

UV index in Sangre Grande in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sangre Grande 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
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sangre Grande 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 Sangre Grande 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 Sangre Grande?

Sangre Grande sits at 10.6°N, 61.1°W, 17 m above sea level, in Trinidad and Tobago. The nearest listed city is Arima, 18 km away.

ArimaParadiseTunapunaRio ClaroChaguanasLaventillePort of SpainMarabella

Topography around Sangre Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sangre Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m.

The land around Sangre Grande is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
675 m
80 km
931 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
Summer weather nearby: Arima 18 km · Paradise 26 km · Tunapuna 29 km · Rio Claro 32 km · Chaguanas 32 km · Laventille 41 km · Port of Spain 43 km · Marabella 47 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 Sangre Grande (10.587°, -61.1301°, elevation 17 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.