Climate averages 1991–2020
Paramaribo weather
in July.
A hot, very wet month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Paramaribo: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 214 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cayenne (330 km away). In July its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Paramaribo, with 186 mm of rain.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 214 mm to 128 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Cayenne in JulyFrench Guiana · 330 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 186 mm rain
- Georgetown in JulyGuyana · 346 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 241 mm rain
- Boa Vista in JulyBrazil · 698 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.4°C · 249 mm rain
- Macapá in JulyBrazil · 792 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 155 mm rain
- Santana in JulyBrazil · 792 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 127 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.