Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇫 French Guiana · small town · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with October and November close behind. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni averages about 2,290 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 57 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,290
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 2,259 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 5 m

When is the best time to visit Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is September, then October and November. The dullest month is January (65/100, 210 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni?
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni gets a moderate 2,290 hours of sunshine a year. September (82/100) is noticeably better than January (65). It ranks #2 of 3 destinations in French Guiana for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,290 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 42% of the annual 2,259 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 210 mm | 9 |
| February | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 182 mm | 9 |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 166 mm | 10 |
| April | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 275 mm | 9 |
| May | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 383 mm | 9 |
| June | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 292 mm | 9 |
| July | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 197 mm | 10 |
| August | 72 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 113 mm | 11 |
| September | 82 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 57 mm | 11 |
| October | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 64 mm | 11 |
| November | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 104 mm | 10 |
| December | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 216 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cayenne French Guiana · 199 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr
- Georgetown Guyana · 480 km · best in Sep · 2,001 h sun/yr
- Macapá Brazil · 688 km · best in Aug · 2,203 h sun/yr
- Boa Vista Brazil · 794 km · best in Sep · 2,322 h sun/yr
- Santarém Brazil · 883 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Belém Brazil · 981 km · best in Aug · 2,385 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Moengo Suriname · 43 km · 2,290 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Paramaribo Suriname · 128 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Kwatta Suriname · 135 km · 2,370 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Drietabbetje Suriname · 168 km · 2,385 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Maripasoula French Guiana · 203 km · 2,422 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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