Tunapuna weather in January

In January, Tunapuna sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tunapuna's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tunapuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:32 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
25 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Tunapuna is town in Trinidad and Tobago.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tunapuna reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Tunapuna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tunapuna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tunapuna gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
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7991
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Wind in January

Winds average 25 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:50
211.46:275:51
311.46:285:51
411.46:285:52
511.46:295:52
611.46:295:53
711.46:295:53
811.46:305:54
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.3 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 — January's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tunapuna

In seasonPeak

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

Tunapuna'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 January a good time to visit Tunapuna?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tunapuna in January

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

In January, Tunapuna sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tunapuna in January

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 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
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Tunapuna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Tunapuna 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 Tunapuna in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tunapuna 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 Tunapuna?

Tunapuna sits at 10.7°N, 61.4°W, 55 m above sea level, in Trinidad and Tobago. The nearest listed city is Paradise, 3.0 km away.

ArimaLaventillePort of SpainChaguanasDiego MartinSangre GrandeMarabella

Topography around Tunapuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunapuna has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m around an average of 109 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 Tunapuna is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (50%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
623 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,036 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Paradise 3.0 km · Arima 12 km · Laventille 12 km · Port of Spain 14 km · Chaguanas 15 km · Diego Martin 21 km · Sangre Grande 29 km · Marabella 39 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 Tunapuna (10.6524°, -61.3888°, elevation 55 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).