Belize City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇿 Belize · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Belize City is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with March and February close behind. Belize City averages about 2,402 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 34 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,402
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,673 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Belize City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Belize City is April, then March and February. The dullest month is June (65/100, 224 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Belize City?
Belize City gets a moderate 2,402 hours of sunshine a year. April (87/100) is noticeably better than June (65). It ranks #7 of 9 destinations in Belize for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,452 hours. The year's 1,673 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 115 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 82 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 58 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 46 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 34 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 127 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 224 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 152 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 167 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 184 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 250 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 184 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 69 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 132 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Belize City by month
The sea off Belize City is warmest in September at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chetumal Mexico · 107 km · best in Feb · 2,483 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 233 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 236 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Tulum Mexico · 300 km · best in Feb · 2,695 h sun/yr
- Cozumel Mexico · 361 km · best in Mar · 2,855 h sun/yr
- Ciudad del Carmen Mexico · 390 km · best in Mar · 2,691 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Caye Chapel Belize · 32 km · 2,402 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Caye Caulker Belize · 36 km · 2,402 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- San Pedro Belize · 54 km · 2,729 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Dangriga Belize · 62 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Orange Walk Belize · 64 km · 2,483 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Belize City compares month by month: Belize City vs San Pedro Sula · Belize City vs Chetumal · Belize City vs Coxen Hole · all comparisons
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