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Monthly climate in Belize City, Belize

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Belize City features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1639 mm (64.5 inches) and receives 250 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Belize City enjoys an average of 3519 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Belize City, Belize §

The warmest months in Belize City are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Belize City experiences 323 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Belize City, Belize.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Belize City, Belize §

Belize City usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 235 mm (9.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Belize City are February, March and April. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Belize City, Belize.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81 (3.2) 50 (2.0) 51 (2.0) 53 (2.1) 100 (3.9) 232 (9.1) 161 (6.3) 184 (7.2) 194 (7.6) 280 (11.0) 177 (7.0) 76 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 17 14 11 21 25 27 28 27 25 21 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Belize City, Belize §

The sunniest months in Belize City are March, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Belize City: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Belize City, Belize.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 227 276 319 317 326 282 313 320 295 279 273 287
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 12m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 32m 12h 56m 13h 8m 13h 2m 12h 40m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 17m 11h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Belize City, Belize §

Belize City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Belize City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Belize City, Belize.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 9 8