Climate
Belize City features a tropical monsoon climate, with warm and humid conditions throughout the course of the year. The city has a lengthy wet season that runs from May through January and a short dry season covering the remaining three months. However as is the characteristic of several cities with tropical monsoon climates, Belize City sees some precipitation during its dry season. March is the Belize City’s driest month with only 38 mm of precipitation observed, a somewhat unusual month for a city with this climate type. Typically the driest month for a city with a tropical monsoon climate is the month after the winter solstice, which in Belize City would be January. Average monthly temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the course of the year, ranging from 23°C to 28°C.
| Climate data for Belize City | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29.5 (85.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 137 (5.39) |
61 (2.4) |
38 (1.5) |
56 (2.2) |
109 (4.29) |
196 (7.72) |
163 (6.42) |
170 (6.69) |
244 (9.61) |
305 (12.01) |
226 (8.9) |
185 (7.28) |
1,890 (74.41) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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