Climate averages 1991–2020
Chetumal weather
in April.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd 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 Chetumal: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Belmopan (149 km away). In April its highs average 32.1°C, 0.8°C warmer than Chetumal, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Chetumal ranks joint 34th of 153 for the warmest April highs and joint 101st of 153 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 153 cities is 28.7°C; Chetumal is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 93 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
Chetumal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 52 | 12.3 | 11.111 h |
| February | 28.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 24 | 7.2 | 11.512 h |
| March | 29.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 31.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 32 | 7.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 93 | 15.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 193 | 21.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 120 | 20.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 158 | 23.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 186 | 25.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 190 | 21.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 96 | 14.8 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 55 | 13.3 | 11.011 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
- Belmopan in AprilBelize · 149 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 39 mm rain
- Cozumel in AprilMexico · 262 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Playa del Carmen in AprilMexico · 267 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 32 mm rain
- Campeche in AprilMexico · 275 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Kanasín in AprilMexico · 299 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in AprilHonduras · 302 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Mérida in AprilMexico · 305 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in AprilGuatemala · 312 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 83 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 Chetumal) is explained once on the Chetumal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.