Climate averages 1991–2020
Belmopan weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Belmopan: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chetumal (149 km away). In March its highs average 29.7°C, about as warm as Belmopan, with 26 mm of rain.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 39 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 9.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 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
March in nearby cities
- Chetumal in MarchMexico · 149 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in MarchGuatemala · 171 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 121 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in MarchHonduras · 182 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 107 mm rain
- Choloma in MarchHonduras · 202 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 82 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in MarchHonduras · 210 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 82 mm rain
- Panzos in MarchGuatemala · 227 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 82 mm rain
- El Progreso in MarchHonduras · 230 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 75 mm rain
- Cobán in MarchGuatemala · 262 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 118 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.