Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°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 maximum | 27°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 high | 26°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 mean | 25°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 low | 24°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 minimum | 22°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) |
Minimum | 20°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Placencia, Southern District, Belize with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233 | 278 | 319 | 317 | 324 | 293 | 318 | 321 | 306 | 290 | 279 | 292 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 15m | 11h 35m | 12h 2m | 12h 30m | 12h 53m | 13h 5m | 12h 58m | 12h 38m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 20m | 11h 8m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |