Placencia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇿 Belize · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Placencia is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with March and February close behind. Placencia averages about 2,452 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 46 mm of rain in April.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,452
- Sunniest month
- April
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,889 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Placencia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Placencia is April, then March and February. The dullest month is January (66/100, 150 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Placencia?
Placencia gets a moderate 2,452 hours of sunshine a year. April (85/100) is noticeably better than January (66). It ranks #6 of 9 destinations in Belize for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,452 hours. The year's 1,889 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 | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 150 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 98 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 46 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 119 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 207 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 179 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 177 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 191 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 251 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 236 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 164 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Placencia by month
The sea off Placencia is warmest in September at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in December at 26°C / 79°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
- Belize City Belize · 112 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 129 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 198 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- Chetumal Mexico · 219 km · best in Feb · 2,483 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 301 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 318 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Big Creek Belize · 5 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Independence Belize · 9 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Dangriga Belize · 51 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Puerto Barrios Guatemala · 93 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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