Maripasoula weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇫 French Guiana · small town · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Maripasoula is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100). Maripasoula averages about 2,422 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,422

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

84/100

Rain / year

2,258 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

8k

Elevation

118 m

When is the best time to visit Maripasoula?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Maripasoula is September. The dullest month is October (57/100, 63 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Maripasoula?

Maripasoula gets a moderate 2,422 hours of sunshine a year. September (84/100) is noticeably better than October (57). Maripasoula is the sunniest of the 3 destinations tracked in French Guiana. The year's 2,258 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Cayenne French Guiana · 227 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr
• Macapá Brazil · 519 km · best in Aug · 2,203 h sun/yr
• Georgetown Guyana · 564 km · best in Sep · 2,001 h sun/yr
• Santarém Brazil · 681 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
• Boa Vista Brazil · 744 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
• Belém Brazil · 834 km · best in Aug · 2,385 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Drietabbetje Suriname · 87 km · 2,385 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana · 203 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Moengo Suriname · 221 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Paramaribo Suriname · 237 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Kwatta Suriname · 276 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep