Belize City weather by month
The best time to visit Belize City is January to March — 77/100 in February, 29°C and 14 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, December to May (72/100 on average).
The worst month is June at 52/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See June →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Belize →
Best season: December to May (72/100 on average) · worst June (52/100)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 22°C
- Wet days
- 14
- Sun
- 10 h
- Humidity
- 81%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Belize City, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Belize City is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Belize City through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Belize City in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
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Good to know before you go to Belize City
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Scams to know
A safety guide to Belize City warns that violent crime and tourist-targeting scams concentrate specifically around the water taxi terminal and waterfront, unlike the very low crime reported on Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker, or Placencia. Their advice for boat tickets to the cayes: buy directly from the official counter and ask for a printed price list rather than accepting help from anyone loitering near the terminal, use taxis with green license plates or a hotel-arranged car with the fare confirmed before you get in, and exchange money inside a bank or at an ATM rather than with anyone offering a "better rate" on the street.
Traveller notes on Belize City
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe February as more dry than wet, with rain, when it happens, typically falling overnight and leaving fine, sunny days behind - a daily maximum around 28C and overnight lows near 20C are typical, with most days seeing clear, sunny skies. Posters describe humidity as still noticeable, especially right after arrival, but consider February's lower temperatures the key factor that makes that humidity feel bearable rather than oppressive. Posters flag real week-to-week variability from passing cold fronts, which can drop temperatures by a few degrees, though rainfall stays consistently lower than January and isn't something to plan around. Posters generally name February through April as Belize's driest stretch of the year, with February specifically rated as an excellent time to visit.
Forum posters cite typical August daily highs around 31C (88-90F) with overnight lows near 24C, and describe rain this time of year as most often falling overnight, leaving days sunny and clear more often than not - it seldom rains every day or all day unless a tropical low pressure system moves through. Posters specifically flag mid-August as home to Belize's well-known 'little dry season,' roughly a two-week stretch of notably reduced rainfall within the broader wet season. Posters are consistent that hurricane risk in August itself is low, citing historical records showing only a handful of hurricanes have affected Belize before September in the past century. Posters generally rate August as hot, humid and typically sunny by day for Belize City, with rain concentrated overnight and hurricane risk still modest this early in the season.
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