Paramaribo weather by month
The best time to visit Paramaribo is March, September and October — 71/100 in March, 30°C and 18 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, August to November (66/100 on average).
The worst month is May at 47/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See May →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Best season: August to November (66/100 on average) · worst May (47/100)
- Days
- 30°C
- Nights
- 25°C
- Wet days
- 18
- Sun
- 10.1 h
- Humidity
- 79%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Paramaribo, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- February
- Leatherback nesting15 Feb – 15 Aug (usually)Nature
- March
- Holi Phagwa1–31 Mar (usually)Festival
- April
- Avondvierdaagse1–30 Apr (usually)Festival
- June
- Keti Koti1 JulHoliday
- October
- Divali20 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Holiday
- November
- Srefidensi25 NovHoliday
- December
- Owru Yari and the pagara28 Dec – 1 JanFestival
Crowds in Paramaribo in March
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.
Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Paramaribo
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A first-timer's guide to Paramaribo recommends picking up a local SIM card right at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, about 45 kilometers outside the city, since having data for the ride in makes navigating the rest of the trip noticeably easier. Their clear advice for anyone wanting to see Suriname's interior rainforest and rivers: go with an organized tour or a reputable local guide rather than independently, since logistics and safety both get significantly harder once you're away from the capital.
Traveller notes on Paramaribo
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum coverage of Paramaribo's specific March weather is thin, with most forum activity centered on travel logistics, accommodation and general trip planning rather than granular climate detail. Suriname sits within the same tropical Guiana Shield climate zone as neighboring Guyana and French Guiana, where March typically falls within a shorter rainy stretch between the year's two drier windows - meaning real rain and humidity are likely, consistent with the region's equatorial position just north of the Amazon basin. Given the sparse detailed trip reports available for Paramaribo specifically, this general regional pattern - warm, humid, and rain-prone rather than clearly dry - is the most useful guide for planning a March visit.
Detailed month-specific weather trip reports for Paramaribo are limited on the forum, with most discussion focused on where to stay, safety and general trip logistics rather than granular monthly climate detail. Given the thin destination-specific coverage, this note is grounded in the well-established regional pattern for coastal Suriname: September sits within the country's shorter dry season, which typically runs from around August into November, meaning somewhat less rain than the wetter stretches earlier and later in the year, though warm, humid tropical conditions persist regardless. Posters generally recommend budgeting a few days for Paramaribo itself given its manageable size, with most trip planning discussion centered on logistics rather than weather specifics.
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