Rainy Season in Belize: Month by Month
Quick answer: Belize’s rainy season starts in June: Ambergris Caye’s wet months are Jun–Nov and Placencia’s, further south, Jun–Dec. The dry months on the cayes are Feb–Apr, and April is the driest, at 39 mm (1.5 in).
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- Warmest
- Aug · 89°F
- Coolest
- Jan · 49°F
- Wettest
- Jul · 16 rain days
- Averages for 2006–2025: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather from NASA POWER daily data, 2006–2025, for the ~50 km area around each place. Right on the coast, afternoons can be a few degrees warmer than shown.
| Month | High / low (°F) | Rain days | Rain (in) | Storms within 100 mi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° / 34° | 5 | 2.4 | Off (too cold) | |
| Feb | 51° / 35° | 7 | 3.1 | Off (too cold) | |
| Mar | 57° / 40° | 12 | 5.1 | Good (cool, showery) | |
| Apr | 65° / 48° | 12 | 6 | Good (showery) | |
| May | 73° / 58° | 13 | 6.6 | Good (showery) | |
| Jun | 79° / 65° | 16 | 8.1 | Off (too wet) | |
| Jul | 86° / 73° | 16 | 6.5 | Off (too wet) | |
| Aug | 89° / 75° | 15 | 5.4 | Off (too hot) | |
| Sep | 82° / 70° | 16 | 8.7 | Off (too wet) | |
| Oct | 72° / 59° | 14 | 8.9 | Good (showery) | |
| Nov | 63° / 48° | 11 | 4.4 | Good (showery) | |
| Dec | 54° / 39° | 7 | 3.2 | Good (cool) |
The tool above opens on Ambergris Caye (San Pedro): change the place or the month to yours, or compare Placencia. Below, Belize month by month — rain, rain days and how warm it is.
Belize month by month
Average rainfall and the number of days with at least 1 mm of rain, 2006–2025. On this page a month counts as wet when it gets more rain than an average month in that place (more than a twelfth of its year), and dry when it gets less than half an average month. The months in between are the shoulder.
| Month | Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) | Placencia | Ambergris Caye (San Pedro): rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 days — shoulder | 19 days — shoulder | 111 mm (4.4 in) |
| February | 9 days — dry | 15 days — shoulder | 52 mm (2.0 in) |
| March | 7 days — dry | 12 days — dry | 40 mm (1.6 in) |
| April | 5 days — dry | 9 days — dry | 39 mm (1.5 in) |
| May | 10 days — shoulder | 16 days — shoulder | 103 mm (4.1 in) |
| June | 18 days — wet | 26 days — wet | 238 mm (9.4 in) |
| July | 19 days — wet | 27 days — wet | 159 mm (6.3 in) |
| August | 20 days — wet | 27 days — wet | 166 mm (6.5 in) |
| September | 21 days — wet | 26 days — wet | 190 mm (7.5 in) |
| October | 21 days — wet | 25 days — wet | 253 mm (10.0 in) |
| November | 17 days — wet | 23 days — wet | 179 mm (7.0 in) |
| December | 17 days — shoulder | 21 days — wet | 112 mm (4.4 in) |
Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) is wet in Jun–Nov, shoulder in May, Dec–Jan and dry in Feb–Apr. Placencia is wet in Jun–Dec, shoulder in Jan–Feb, May and dry in Mar–Apr.
The south is the wetter half: Placencia gets 2198 mm (86.5 in) in a year to Ambergris Caye’s 1642 mm (64.6 in), and its rains last a month longer. Some guides describe a short “little dry” in August; it does not show in this twenty-year record at either place, where August is as wet as the months around it.
The wettest and driest months
Ambergris Caye (San Pedro): wettest in October (253 mm (10.0 in), 21 rain days), driest in April (39 mm (1.5 in), 5 rain days). Placencia: wettest in November (285 mm (11.2 in), 23 rain days), driest in April (49 mm (1.9 in), 9 rain days). Over the year, Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) gets 1642 mm (64.6 in).
Does the rainy season mean storms?
Not by itself — but Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) is on the hurricane map, and the two overlap here. In the 50 seasons to 2025 a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles of it in 8 of them in August, its busiest month — which is to say that in the other 42, that month was rain and nothing else. Rain is what most of a wet season is: for the storms themselves, see hurricane season in Belize and every storm since 1976.
The best months to go
Ambergris Caye (San Pedro): Feb–May · Placencia: Apr. When to Go rates every month on temperature, rain days and storms — open Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) in the tool above and step through the year.
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FAQ
When is the rainy season in Belize?
Jun–Nov — the months that get more rain than an average month in Ambergris Caye (San Pedro). October is the wettest, at 253 mm (10.0 in) across 21 rain days, against 39 mm (1.5 in) in April (NASA POWER, 2006–2025).
Does it rain all day in the rainy season in Belize?
The measure here is a day with at least 1 mm of rain, not a day of rain. In October, Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) averages 21 rain days out of 31, with an average high of 84°F / 29°C.
What is the driest month in Belize?
April, at 39 mm (1.5 in) across 5 rain days. The dry months, by the rule this page uses, are Feb–Apr.
When is the best time to visit Belize?
When to Go rates Feb–May the best months for Ambergris Caye (San Pedro), on temperature, rain days and — where it applies — storms. The other places on this page have their own; open the tool above on each.
What is the best month to visit Belize?
On rain, the dry months, Feb–Apr on the cayes — When to Go rates Feb–May best for Ambergris Caye. The wettest month there is October.
How these numbers are made
Daily rainfall and temperature from NASA POWER (MERRA-2), averaged over 2006–2025; a rain day is a day with at least 1 mm. POWER works on a grid of about 50 km, so each place here is its neighbourhood rather than its own rain gauge: a coast, a small island or a valley under a mountain can differ from the square it sits in. The months are the part that holds; treat a single millimetre figure as an average, not a forecast. Storm counts are from NOAA’s best tracks (HURDAT2), 1976–2025.