Climate averages 1991–2020
Paramaribo weather
in April.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Paramaribo: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 148 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes April a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cayenne (330 km away). In April its highs average 28.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Paramaribo, with 257 mm of rain.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 148 mm to 258 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
Paramaribo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 110 | 19.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 84 | 15.9 | 11.912 h |
| March | 28.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 79 | 16.9 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 29.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 148 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 258 | 27.5 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 285 | 28.2 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 214 | 26.1 | 12.412 h |
| August | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 128 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 31.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 66 | 12.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 71 | 13.8 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 116 | 19.6 | 11.912 h |
| December | 28.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 140 | 23.6 | 11.812 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
- Cayenne in AprilFrench Guiana · 330 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 257 mm rain
- Georgetown in AprilGuyana · 346 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 130 mm rain
- Boa Vista in AprilBrazil · 698 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 200 mm rain
- Macapá in AprilBrazil · 792 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 384 mm rain
- Santana in AprilBrazil · 792 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 350 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 Paramaribo) is explained once on the Paramaribo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.