Belize City climate — normals and trends
Belize City (Belize) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,718 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 June (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Belize City averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 243 rainy days per year.
Belize City has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 8 April 2014) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 25 December 1989).
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
Belize CityBelize District
- coords
- 17.50°, -88.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,718mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
243 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
27.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
351 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · p = < 0.001
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
35.6 °C
8 April 2014
Coldest day
13.8 °C
25 December 1989
Wettest day
208 mm
2 October 2000
Windiest day
79.9 km/h
31 October 1961
Strongest gust
142.9 km/h
31 October 1961
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
13 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
25 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.7 h
15 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | +62 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 238 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 150 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 148 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 257 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 242 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 276 mm | +113 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 197 mm | +88 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belize City?
Belize City has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,718 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belize City?
The hottest day measured in Belize City between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2014, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belize City?
The coldest day measured in Belize City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1989, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Belize City?
Almost never: Belize City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Belize City warmed?
Yes: Belize City warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belize City?
The wettest day measured in Belize City between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2000, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belize City?
The windiest day measured in Belize City between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1961, with winds reaching 79.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belize City?
The warmest month in Belize City is June (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Belize City?
Belize City receives on average 1,718 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 243 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belize City?
Belize City gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Belize City?
Yes: Belize City has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belize City?
In Belize City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 13 October 2023, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 25 December 1989.
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