Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Benque Viejo el Carmen features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 878 mm (34.6 inches) and receives 150 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Benque Viejo el Carmen enjoys an average of 3369 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Benque Viejo el Carmen are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Benque Viejo el Carmen experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Benque Viejo el Carmen, Cayo, Belize with other places around the world.
Benque Viejo el Carmen usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Benque Viejo el Carmen are February, March and April. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.2) | 18 (0.7) | 13 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 64 (2.5) | 151 (5.9) | 63 (2.5) | 75 (3.0) | 140 (5.5) | 152 (6.0) | 98 (3.9) | 47 (1.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Benque Viejo el Carmen are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Benque Viejo el Carmen: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213 | 261 | 309 | 310 | 317 | 273 | 304 | 307 | 280 | 261 | 260 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 13m | 11h 34m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 55m | 13h 7m | 13h 0m | 12h 39m | 12h 11m | 11h 43m | 11h 18m | 11h 6m |
Benque Viejo el Carmen 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 Benque Viejo el Carmen UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |