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When to go · Belize

Belize, month by month

The best months for Belize: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr. Months to avoid: Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry-ish with occasional cold fronts; peak season on the cayes.Cayes and coast: best weather · Cayo and the west: best weather · South: fineCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGreatDry and breezy; lobster season closes mid-February.Cayes and coast: best weather · Cayo and the west: best weather · South: best weatherCrowds: High
  3. MarchGreatDry, clear water; spring break on Ambergris Caye.Cayes and coast: best weather · Cayo and the west: best weather · South: best weatherCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGreatHot and dry; Easter crowds; best visibility for the Blue Hole.Cayes and coast: best weather · Cayo and the west: hot · South: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayMixedHottest month inland; whale sharks at Gladden Spit around full moon (Mar–Jun).Cayes and coast: hot · Cayo and the west: hot · South: hotCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneMixedRains start; lobster season opens mid-June with Lobsterfests.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: rainy · South: rainyCrowds: Low
  7. JulyMixedRain showers, green jungle; summer holiday visitors.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: rainy · South: rainyCrowds: Medium
  8. AugustMixedHot and wet; hurricane risk rises; Costa Maya festival in San Pedro.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: rainy · South: rainyCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberAvoidPeak storm month; many cayes businesses close; national holidays on 10 and 21 Sep.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: rainy · South: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  10. OctoberMixedStorm risk continues; floods inland; very quiet.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: rainy · South: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberMixedRains ease; Garifuna Settlement Day (19 Nov) in Dangriga and Hopkins.Cayes and coast: rainy · Cayo and the west: fine · South: rainyCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGoodDry season starts; Christmas peak on the cayes.Cayes and coast: fine · Cayo and the west: best weather · South: fineCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cayes and coastCaye Caulker, Ambergris Caye, Placencia, HopkinsBestBestBestBestHotWetWetWetWetWetWetOK
Cayo and the westSan Ignacio, Mountain Pine Ridge, CaracolBestBestBestHotHotWetWetWetWetWetOKBest
SouthToledo, Punta Gorda, CockscombOKBestBestBestHotWetWetWetWetWetWetOK