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Monthly climate in Paramaribo, Suriname

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paramaribo features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2152 mm (84.7 inches) and receives 273 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paramaribo enjoys an average of 3684 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 Paramaribo, Suriname §

The warmest months in Paramaribo are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Paramaribo, Suriname §

Paramaribo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 29 rainy days and 329 mm (13.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paramaribo are February, March and October. On average, 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Paramaribo, 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) 113 (4.4) 84 (3.3) 89 (3.5) 172 (6.8) 308 (12.1) 389 (15.3) 290 (11.4) 164 (6.5) 102 (4.0) 79 (3.1) 160 (6.3) 203 (8.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 16 18 24 30 29 28 22 19 18 25 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Paramaribo, Suriname §

The sunniest months in Paramaribo are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paramaribo: January, February and May receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Paramaribo, 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 257 279 326 287 287 290 322 336 334 342 309 308
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 Paramaribo, Suriname §

Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Paramaribo, 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 16 14 13 12 13 13 13 12 12