San Pedro Town climate — normals and trends
San Pedro Town (Belize) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,802 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 August (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
San Pedro Town averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.
San Pedro Town has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 13 September 2004) and the coldest 16.5 °C (on 24 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
San Pedro TownBelize District
- coords
- 17.92°, -87.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
25.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,802mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
26.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
225 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
31.6 °C
13 September 2004
Coldest day
16.5 °C
24 December 1989
Wettest day
456 mm
2 October 2000
Windiest day
97.3 km/h
31 October 1961
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
31 October 1961
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
13 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
11.5 °C
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.8 h
15 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 59 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 58 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 260 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 152 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 216 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 256 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 263 mm | +74 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 213 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Pedro Town?
San Pedro Town has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,802 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Pedro Town?
The hottest day measured in San Pedro Town between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2004, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Pedro Town?
The coldest day measured in San Pedro Town between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1989, at 16.5 °C.
Does it snow in San Pedro Town?
Almost never: San Pedro Town sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Pedro Town warmed?
Yes: San Pedro Town warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Pedro Town?
The wettest day measured in San Pedro Town between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2000, with 456 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Pedro Town?
The windiest day measured in San Pedro Town between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1961, with winds reaching 97.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Pedro Town?
The warmest month in San Pedro Town is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in San Pedro Town?
San Pedro Town receives on average 1,802 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Pedro Town?
San Pedro Town gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Pedro Town?
Yes: San Pedro Town has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Pedro Town?
In San Pedro Town, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 13 October 2023, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 24 December 1989.
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