Belize climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Belize?

Belize has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belize?

The hottest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 34.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Belize?

The coldest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Belize?

Almost never: Belize sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Belize warmed?

Yes: Belize warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Belize?

The wettest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1983, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Belize?

The windiest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1957, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Belize?

The warmest month in Belize is March (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Belize?

Belize receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Belize?

Belize gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Belize (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is March (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Belize averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.

Belize has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 12 March 2010) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 18 July 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BelizeCabinda Province

coords: -4.65°, 12.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.5°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

20.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,316mm

Sunshine / day

7.1h

Mean relative humidity

86%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

192 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

249 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.4 °C

12 March 2010

Coldest day

8.0 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

131 mm

29 March 1983

Windiest day

18.2 km/h

26 August 1957

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

4 November 1956

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

20 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 January 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C19 February 2025	16.0 °C1 August 2025	24.4 °C	1,526 mm	125
2024	33.9 °C12 March 2024	15.5 °C2 August 2024	24.9 °C	1,822 mm	159
2023	33.3 °C3 February 2023	17.0 °C6 August 2023	24.5 °C	1,748 mm	128
2022	32.8 °C7 March 2022	14.9 °C7 August 2022	24.2 °C	1,567 mm	109
2021	33.0 °C14 April 2021	17.3 °C22 July 2021	24.7 °C	1,477 mm	135
2020	33.8 °C27 March 2020	17.2 °C24 July 2020	24.7 °C	1,567 mm	129
2019	34.3 °C27 March 2019	16.5 °C28 June 2019	24.7 °C	1,768 mm	135
2018	33.1 °C12 February 2018	16.5 °C2 August 2018	24.4 °C	1,541 mm	112
2017	32.7 °C16 March 2017	16.4 °C8 July 2017	24.3 °C	1,397 mm	95
2016	33.6 °C14 January 2016	15.2 °C29 July 2016	24.7 °C	1,476 mm	133
2015	32.3 °C24 March 2015	16.2 °C3 August 2015	24.2 °C	1,547 mm	103
2014	32.9 °C15 March 2014	14.9 °C7 July 2014	24.0 °C	1,535 mm	86
2013	32.9 °C22 February 2013	14.9 °C11 August 2013	24.1 °C	1,488 mm	105
2012	32.5 °C1 April 2012	15.3 °C27 July 2012	24.1 °C	1,371 mm	72
2011	33.2 °C17 April 2011	15.5 °C23 July 2011	23.9 °C	1,635 mm	106
2010	34.4 °C12 March 2010	16.1 °C15 July 2010	24.2 °C	1,422 mm	115
2009	32.8 °C28 March 2009	16.0 °C11 July 2009	24.0 °C	1,612 mm	101
2008	34.1 °C4 March 2008	15.2 °C5 July 2008	23.9 °C	1,322 mm	104
2007	34.0 °C1 April 2007	16.3 °C8 July 2007	24.1 °C	1,709 mm	106
2006	33.4 °C28 February 2006	15.0 °C10 August 2006	23.8 °C	1,588 mm	89
2005	32.8 °C24 January 2005	14.6 °C30 June 2005	23.8 °C	1,377 mm	107
2004	32.7 °C17 February 2004	15.6 °C26 July 2004	23.7 °C	1,435 mm	79
2003	32.3 °C4 February 2003	15.7 °C14 August 2003	24.1 °C	1,693 mm	100
2002	32.7 °C2 April 2002	15.0 °C19 July 2002	23.8 °C	1,566 mm	82
2001	32.0 °C13 April 2001	13.7 °C14 August 2001	23.4 °C	1,199 mm	58
2000	32.2 °C3 May 2000	14.9 °C16 July 2000	23.5 °C	1,554 mm	64
1999	33.2 °C10 April 1999	15.4 °C29 July 1999	23.8 °C	1,672 mm	73
1998	34.2 °C1 February 1998	16.3 °C29 July 1998	24.4 °C	1,672 mm	106
1997	32.6 °C3 October 1997	14.4 °C4 July 1997	23.5 °C	1,276 mm	57
1996	32.1 °C19 April 1996	14.1 °C16 July 1996	23.3 °C	1,297 mm	43
1995	33.3 °C31 March 1995	16.2 °C8 July 1995	23.8 °C	1,586 mm	65
1994	32.3 °C6 October 1994	15.7 °C21 July 1994	23.5 °C	1,529 mm	47
1993	31.9 °C25 February 1993	15.9 °C4 August 1993	23.5 °C	1,288 mm	62
1992	32.1 °C21 April 1992	14.3 °C28 July 1992	23.2 °C	1,472 mm	46
1991	32.0 °C15 March 1991	16.1 °C27 July 1991	23.6 °C	1,328 mm	57
1990	32.1 °C15 February 1990	14.7 °C28 June 1990	23.5 °C	1,257 mm	56
1989	31.7 °C13 February 1989	14.4 °C22 July 1989	23.5 °C	1,473 mm	43
1988	32.1 °C30 March 1988	16.0 °C22 July 1988	23.8 °C	1,536 mm	64
1987	32.3 °C20 March 1987	15.7 °C31 July 1987	23.9 °C	1,337 mm	82
1986	32.1 °C10 April 1986	15.0 °C9 August 1986	23.4 °C	1,372 mm	53
1985	33.0 °C7 March 1985	15.1 °C24 July 1985	23.3 °C	1,221 mm	65
1984	33.3 °C19 March 1984	16.3 °C31 July 1984	23.9 °C	1,530 mm	66
1983	32.9 °C20 January 1983	13.5 °C29 June 1983	23.4 °C	1,265 mm	82
1982	32.2 °C28 March 1982	14.2 °C1 August 1982	22.9 °C	830 mm	31
1981	33.9 °C15 April 1981	14.1 °C4 August 1981	23.1 °C	797 mm	41
1980	32.5 °C8 March 1980	14.1 °C8 August 1980	23.1 °C	773 mm	55
1979	32.1 °C21 March 1979	14.7 °C3 August 1979	23.3 °C	773 mm	57
1978	32.4 °C29 April 1978	13.9 °C29 July 1978	23.1 °C	717 mm	24
1977	31.8 °C15 April 1977	13.9 °C30 June 1977	23.2 °C	1,109 mm	39
1976	32.3 °C27 March 1976	11.7 °C9 July 1976	22.9 °C	1,222 mm	25
1975	31.5 °C3 January 1975	13.7 °C30 July 1975	23.2 °C	1,452 mm	28
1974	31.7 °C26 April 1974	14.5 °C31 July 1974	23.1 °C	1,256 mm	34
1973	32.6 °C6 March 1973	14.2 °C11 August 1973	23.5 °C	1,423 mm	59
1972	32.0 °C21 December 1972	14.1 °C20 June 1972	23.1 °C	1,465 mm	37
1971	32.1 °C17 April 1971	14.2 °C21 July 1971	23.2 °C	1,366 mm	41
1970	31.3 °C24 March 1970	15.0 °C2 July 1970	23.4 °C	1,376 mm	39
1969	32.3 °C6 April 1969	14.6 °C20 July 1969	23.3 °C	1,310 mm	56
1968	31.8 °C4 April 1968	14.6 °C8 July 1968	23.1 °C	1,256 mm	33
1967	31.7 °C8 November 1967	14.4 °C23 July 1967	23.0 °C	1,391 mm	19
1966	31.6 °C28 March 1966	15.0 °C30 August 1966	23.5 °C	1,289 mm	55
1965	32.1 °C14 March 1965	13.8 °C8 July 1965	23.0 °C	1,025 mm	27
1964	32.0 °C25 November 1964	13.8 °C4 August 1964	23.1 °C	992 mm	28
1963	32.5 °C17 September 1963	13.7 °C13 July 1963	23.6 °C	849 mm	47
1962	32.7 °C1 November 1962	14.3 °C17 June 1962	23.0 °C	1,375 mm	21
1961	31.5 °C15 March 1961	13.7 °C30 July 1961	22.8 °C	1,793 mm	19
1960	31.4 °C18 April 1960	14.1 °C19 July 1960	23.2 °C	1,642 mm	24
1959	31.7 °C17 April 1959	15.0 °C4 August 1959	23.2 °C	1,716 mm	36
1958	33.4 °C21 March 1958	12.3 °C21 July 1958	22.9 °C	690 mm	76
1957	33.0 °C5 September 1957	13.9 °C26 July 1957	23.0 °C	1,031 mm	47
1956	33.0 °C1 March 1956	12.8 °C6 August 1956	22.9 °C	741 mm	62
1955	33.3 °C13 March 1955	12.2 °C7 August 1955	23.0 °C	827 mm	71
1954	32.0 °C10 January 1954	11.2 °C29 July 1954	22.7 °C	1,080 mm	43
1953	31.7 °C5 March 1953	13.6 °C5 August 1953	23.0 °C	776 mm	55
1952	31.6 °C17 March 1952	13.2 °C12 July 1952	22.9 °C	1,522 mm	52
1951	31.9 °C30 April 1951	13.5 °C29 July 1951	23.0 °C	1,278 mm	41
1950	32.1 °C13 December 1950	8.0 °C18 July 1950	22.8 °C	1,221 mm	38
1949	31.4 °C27 November 1949	14.9 °C10 August 1949	23.2 °C	1,601 mm	46
1948	31.5 °C20 March 1948	14.3 °C28 July 1948	22.9 °C	1,375 mm	17
1947	32.4 °C9 November 1947	13.0 °C19 August 1947	23.0 °C	1,022 mm	61
1946	32.5 °C1 February 1946	13.8 °C29 July 1946	22.9 °C	987 mm	58
1945	31.7 °C24 January 1945	14.5 °C24 June 1945	23.1 °C	1,385 mm	49
1944	32.9 °C10 October 1944	13.2 °C1 August 1944	23.1 °C	1,214 mm	41
1943	33.6 °C24 October 1943	12.6 °C2 July 1943	22.9 °C	1,190 mm	92
1942	33.8 °C13 October 1942	13.0 °C17 July 1942	23.3 °C	699 mm	117
1941	33.5 °C26 February 1941	13.2 °C31 July 1941	23.5 °C	575 mm	109
1940	33.9 °C13 February 1940	14.4 °C16 July 1940	23.3 °C	697 mm	127

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.4 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

125 d/yr

+57

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1526 mm

+210 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+0.9 °C	218 mm	+29 mm
Feb	30.7 °C	+1.3 °C	198 mm	+31 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+0.3 °C	188 mm	+20 mm
Apr	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	115 mm	-55 mm
May	29.7 °C	+1.3 °C	151 mm	+51 mm
Jun	27.4 °C	+1.1 °C	30 mm	+21 mm
Jul	24.5 °C	-0.8 °C	8 mm	+4 mm
Aug	25.0 °C	-0.5 °C	10 mm	+3 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	-0.1 °C	27 mm	+7 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+0.3 °C	80 mm	-1 mm
Nov	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	239 mm	+55 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	+0.8 °C	262 mm	+46 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

19 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

99.4 mm

10 Dec 2025

Windiest day

14.2 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

36.4 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.6 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

11.7 h

25 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Belize?

Belize has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,316 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belize?

The hottest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 34.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Belize?

The coldest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.0 °C.

Does it snow in Belize?

Almost never: Belize sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Belize warmed?

Yes: Belize warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Belize?

The wettest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1983, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Belize?

The windiest day measured in Belize between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1957, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Belize?

The warmest month in Belize is March (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Belize?

Belize receives on average 1,316 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Belize?

Belize gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Belize?

Yes: Belize has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belize?

In Belize, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 20 March 2024, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 18 July 1950.

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