When to go · Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, month by month
The best months for Trinidad and Tobago: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry season; Carnival fêtes and pan yards in full swing.Trinidad: best weather · Tobago: best weather · Tobago: Tobago: best weatherCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryGreatCarnival in most years (8–9 Feb in 2027 — check); book months ahead.Trinidad: best weather · Tobago: best weather · Tobago: Tobago: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatDry and hot; leatherback season opens (Mar–Aug); Phagwah (Holi).Trinidad: best weather · Tobago: best weather · Tobago: Tobago: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
- AprilGreatEaster goat and crab races in Tobago (Buccoo, Easter Tuesday); dry.Trinidad: best weather · Tobago: best weather · Tobago: Tobago: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGoodHot; turtles nesting; Indian Arrival Day (30 May).Trinidad: fine · Tobago: fine · Tobago: Tobago: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedRains begin; turtle hatchlings from late June.Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: rainy · Tobago: Tobago: rainyCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixedTobago Heritage Festival; wet afternoons.Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: rainy · Tobago: Tobago: rainyCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedEmancipation (1 Aug) and Independence (31 Aug); local holiday crowds in Tobago.Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: rainy · Tobago: Tobago: rainyCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberMixedWettest stretch; Republic Day (24 Sep).Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: rainy · Tobago: Tobago: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedRain and floods possible; Divali preparations (check date).Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: rainy · Tobago: Tobago: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- NovemberMixedDivali lights in some years (check); parang music starts.Trinidad: rainy · Tobago: fine · Tobago: Tobago: fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGreatParang and Christmas; rains ease late in the month.Trinidad: fine · Tobago: best weather · Tobago: Tobago: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Trinidad and Tobago, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 2
Feb: 1
January: Dry season; Carnival fêtes and pan yards in full swing.
February: Carnival in most years (8–9 Feb in 2027 — check); book months ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.