Tap water in Trinidad and Tobago
Not safe to drink
This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Trinidad and Tobago; no WHO coverage figure is published for this country. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.
What the sources say
Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Trinidad and Tobago.
51.27/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “Moderate”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.
Tap water is heavily chlorinated in Trinidad and Tobago, and tastes better boiled than fresh from the tap. It can still cause upsets for those unused to it, though.
This is a national picture, and it varies. Some cities treat their water to a standard the country as a whole does not reach. Where the water is not safe, boiling, filtering or sealed bottles are the usual options, and ice and raw salad washed in tap water carry the same risk as the water itself.
What bottled water costs you here
Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 1066$ a year in Trinidad and Tobago, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.
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