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Monthly climate in Placencia, Belize

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Placencia features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (69 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2637 mm (103.8 inches) and receives 276 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Placencia enjoys an average of 3575 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Placencia, Belize

The warmest months in Placencia are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °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 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Placencia experiences 313 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 Placencia. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		30°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(87°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)
Average high26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average low24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Minimum20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Placencia, Belize

Placencia usually has the most precipitation in June, August and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 363 mm (14.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Placencia are February, March and April. On average, 76 mm (3.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Placencia. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)128 (5.0)71 (2.8)94 (3.7)64 (2.5)154 (6.0)332 (13.1)301 (11.8)339 (13.3)282 (11.1)417 (16.4)316 (12.5)140 (5.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)171919152428282827252422

Monthly sunshine hours in Placencia, Belize

The sunniest months in Placencia are March, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Placencia: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Placencia. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours233278319317324293318321306290279292
Mean daily daylight hours11h 15m11h 35m12h 2m12h 30m12h 53m13h 5m12h 58m12h 38m12h 11m11h 44m11h 20m11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Placencia, Belize

Placencia 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Placencia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Placencia. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1011131413131314131298