Trinidad and TobagoLesser AntillesIsland
Trinidad
4,768 km² rising to 940 m out of the Caribbean Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
4,768km²
Area
417km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
940m
Highest point
El Cerro del Aripo
1,267,145
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
12km
To the mainland
When to go to Trinidad
Best for the beach from February to April.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (27 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Larger of the two major islands which make up Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad is an island in Trinidad and Tobago. It belongs to Lesser Antilles. It covers 4,768 km², with 417 km of coastline. Its highest point, El Cerro del Aripo, rises to 940 m. About 1,267,145 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 12 km away.
Getting there
- Piarco International Airport (POS)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at POS airport (Port of Spain)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesPort of Spain - San Fernando Ferry, Scarborough - Port of Spain Ferry, Port of Spain - Scarborough Ferry
- 12 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Trinidad.
- 86beachesIrois Forest, Toco Beach, bush and 83 more
- 21viewpointsFort George, Mount St. Benedict, Caroni Swamp and 18 more
- 4lighthousesPort of Spain Lighthouse, Los Iros Light House, Brigand Hill Lighthouse and 1 more
- 6ferry terminalsPort of Spain Terminal, Tobago Ferry, Cruise Terminal & Immigration and 3 more
- 6marinasTrinidad & Tobago Yacht Club and 5 more
- 106named peaksEl Cerro del Aripo, El Tucuche, Mount Shasta and 103 more
- 66volcanoesColumbia Mud Volcano, Piparo Mud Volcano, Erin Bouffe Mud Volcano and 63 more
- 16waterfallsParia Waterfall, Rio Seco Waterfall, Balandra Waterfall and 13 more
- 2castles and fortsMatthews Manor, Fort George
- 5ruins and archaeological sitesOld Manzanilla Police Station, La Brea Pitch Lake, PTSC Train Turnstile and 2 more
- 1dive centresDive Shop
- 10campsitesfirst chatam north, Brent camp, My home and 7 more
- 224hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1,152restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Trinidad in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Trinidad, each with its own numbers.
10beaches and covesCoastya
57mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
2waterfallsCascadyas
Highest point
940m
prominence 940 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.18km²
Hollis Reservoir
according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.2°C
Trou Maître Jacques
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
10 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Maracas Beach29.0°C
- Trou Tazarcove29.1°C
- Saut d’Eau Cavecove28.9°C
- Anse Paouacove29.1°C
- Trou Michelcove29.0°C
- Trou Maître Jacquescove29.2°C
- La Belle d’Eau Covecove29.2°C
- Grande Ravinecove29.1°C
2 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
57 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- El Cerro del Aripoprominence 940 m940m
- El Tucucheprominence 504 m936m
- Trinity Hills
- San Fernando Hill
- Tamana Hill
- Mount Tamana
- Southern Range
- Saddle Hills
49 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Hollis Reservoir0.18km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
2 waterfalls
on Cascadyas, the waterfall atlas
- Edith Falls
- Blue Basin Falls
Cascadyas is coming soonOpen Cascadyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 82 m above the sea. 89 % of it is below 200 m.
- 54 %0–50 m
- 35 %50–200 m
- 9 %200–500 m
- 1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Chaguanas67,433 people
- Mon Repos56,380 people
- Port of Spain49,031 people
- Rio Claro35,650 people
- Arima35,000 people
- Marabella26,700 people
- Diego Martin25,370 people
- Laventille21,000 people
- Point Fortin19,056 people
- Tunapuna17,758 people
- Sangre Grande15,968 people
- Paradise15,067 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 100 | 61 | 52 | 56 | 117 | 222 | 202 | 202 | 141 | 176 | 213 | 178 |
| Wet days | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2022 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.3 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q128323) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas, Cascadyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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