Climate averages 1991–2020
Belmopan weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Belmopan: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 169 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chetumal (149 km away). In October its highs average 29.2°C, about as warm as Belmopan, with 190 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 169 mm to 121 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Chetumal in OctoberMexico · 149 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 190 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in OctoberGuatemala · 171 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.3°C · 373 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in OctoberHonduras · 182 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 314 mm rain
- Choloma in OctoberHonduras · 202 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 256 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in OctoberHonduras · 210 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 256 mm rain
- Panzos in OctoberGuatemala · 227 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 275 mm rain
- El Progreso in OctoberHonduras · 230 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 297 mm rain
- Cobán in OctoberGuatemala · 262 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 16.4°C · 370 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.