Port of Spain in August

Wet; Emancipation Day Aug 1.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JanuaryGreatDry season; pre-Carnival events start.
• AprilGreatDry; good month.
• DecemberGoodDry season; Christmas music (parang).
• MayGoodDry season ends; hot.

• Port of SpainHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 19 days
• Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago · Port of Spain, Northern Range, Maracas, the southrainy

  Dry season January–May; wet season June–December with heavy afternoon rain and flooding in low areas. Sits south of the main hurricane track, though storms can pass close.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Emancipation Day

  1 August · Nationwide, Emancipation events

  Public holiday with African-heritage events.

• Independence Day

  31 August · Nationwide, Queen's Park Savannah parade

  Public holiday with a parade at the Savannah.

• Wet season

  Jun–Dec

  Heavy downpours and street flooding; tropical storms are possible but Trinidad sits south of the main hurricane track.

Crowds · Trinidad and Tobago overall

Medium

Prices · Trinidad and Tobago overall

Medium

Trinidad and Tobago overall: Emancipation (1 Aug) and Independence (31 Aug); local holiday crowds in Tobago.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port of Spain, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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