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Monthly climate in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nieuw Amsterdam features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (75 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2074 mm (81.6 inches) and receives 274 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nieuw Amsterdam enjoys an average of 3728 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname §

The warmest months in Nieuw Amsterdam are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nieuw Amsterdam experiences 329 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 Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname.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 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname §

Nieuw Amsterdam usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 29 rainy days and 306 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nieuw Amsterdam are February, September and October. On average, 75 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname.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) 130 (5.1) 102 (4.0) 120 (4.7) 193 (7.6) 334 (13.1) 343 (13.5) 239 (9.4) 103 (4.1) 54 (2.1) 68 (2.7) 155 (6.1) 230 (9.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 19 21 25 30 29 28 19 14 16 23 29

Monthly sunshine hours in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname §

The sunniest months in Nieuw Amsterdam are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nieuw Amsterdam: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname.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 260 282 328 294 301 292 325 338 335 343 311 313
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 48m 11h 55m 12h 4m 12h 14m 12h 22m 12h 26m 12h 24m 12h 17m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 50m 11h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname §

Nieuw Amsterdam experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.July, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nieuw Amsterdam UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname.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) 13 14 16 15 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 11