Paramaribo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇷 Suriname · regional city · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Paramaribo is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with March and August close behind. Paramaribo averages about 2,370 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 33°C / 91°F and roughly 73 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,370
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,048 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 254k
- Elevation
- 15 m
When is the best time to visit Paramaribo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Paramaribo is September, then March and August. The dullest month is October (64/100, 71 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Paramaribo?
Paramaribo gets a moderate 2,370 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 7 Sunshine Score points separate September from October. It ranks #4 of 5 destinations in Suriname for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,370 hours. The year's 2,048 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 166 mm | 9 |
| February | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 144 mm | 9 |
| March | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 131 mm | 10 |
| April | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 226 mm | 10 |
| May | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 321 mm | 9 |
| June | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 269 mm | 9 |
| July | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 216 mm | 10 |
| August | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 135 mm | 11 |
| September | 71 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 73 mm | 11 |
| October | 64 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 71 mm | 11 |
| November | 65 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 110 mm | 9 |
| December | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 186 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cayenne French Guiana · 321 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr
- Georgetown Guyana · 358 km · best in Sep · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Boa Vista Brazil · 676 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
- Macapá Brazil · 755 km · best in Aug · 2,203 h sun/yr
- Santarém Brazil · 877 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 886 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kwatta Suriname · 45 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Moengo Suriname · 89 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana · 128 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Drietabbetje Suriname · 160 km · 2,385 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Wageningen Suriname · 170 km · 2,377 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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