Climate averages 1991–2020
Belmopan weather
in April.
A hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Belmopan: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chetumal (149 km away). In April its highs average 31.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Belmopan, with 32 mm of rain.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 95 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Belmopan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 68 | 14.6 | 11.211 h |
| February | 27.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 38 | 10.7 | 11.612 h |
| March | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 9.5 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 32.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 39 | 8.4 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 95 | 16.1 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 162 | 24.8 | 13.113 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 126 | 24.0 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 126 | 23.7 | 12.713 h |
| September | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 150 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 169 | 22.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 121 | 17.1 | 11.311 h |
| December | 26.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 76 | 16.3 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Chetumal in AprilMexico · 149 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 32 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in AprilGuatemala · 171 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in AprilHonduras · 182 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Choloma in AprilHonduras · 202 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 62 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in AprilHonduras · 210 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Panzos in AprilGuatemala · 227 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 85 mm rain
- El Progreso in AprilHonduras · 230 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Cobán in AprilGuatemala · 262 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 138 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Belmopan) is explained once on the Belmopan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.