Climate averages 1991–2020
Paramaribo weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Paramaribo: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 128 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes August a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cayenne (330 km away). In August its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Paramaribo, with 67 mm of rain.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 128 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Cayenne in AugustFrench Guiana · 330 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Georgetown in AugustGuyana · 346 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 161 mm rain
- Boa Vista in AugustBrazil · 698 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 156 mm rain
- Macapá in AugustBrazil · 792 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.4°C · 73 mm rain
- Santana in AugustBrazil · 792 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.3°C · 59 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.