When to go · Castara
Castara in May
Great month. Inside Castara's best window: Dec–May (dry season, calm seas).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Trinidad and Tobago overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Trinidad and Tobago overall
Verdict
Inside Castara's best window: Dec–May (dry season, calm seas).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Castara in this guide.
Weather in May
- CastaraHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago · Crown Point, Castara, Speysidefine
Slightly drier and breezier than Trinidad; the north-east is greener and wetter. Tropical storms occasionally pass (Flora in 1963 was the last major hurricane).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Trinidad and Tobago overall
- Medium
- Prices · Trinidad and Tobago overall
- Medium
Trinidad and Tobago overall: Hot; turtles nesting; Indian Arrival Day (30 May).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Castara, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
May: 10 (better)
Jan: 11
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Inside Castara's best window: Dec–May (dry season, calm seas).
January: Inside Castara's best window: Dec–May (dry season, calm seas).
Castara: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast