The climate of Belmopan (Belize)
The city of Belmopan is located north of the Belize Highlands and has
been the capital of Belize since 1970. The city became the capital
because hurricane Hattie almost completely destroyed the former
capital, Belize City in 1961. After this they started to build
Belmopan which is located a bit further inland and is less likely to
get hit by a hurricane. Whenever a hurricane hits Belize it is likely
to have lost its destructive force before it reaches Belmopan. Because
Belmopan is a relatively young city it doesn’t have many residents;
for a capital it is a small city. Belmopan only has 20,000 residents
whereas the ancient city of Belize City is four times as big with
80,000 residents. Belmopan has a tropical climate with maximum
temperatures of 27-32 degrees Celsius all year round. The dry period
is from the second half of January till the second part of May. After
this precipitation figures rapidly increase. June is the wettest month
with almost 300 millimeters of rain. Relatively high humidity figures
in June, July and August make things feel muggy. Temperatures during
the night are pleasant, about 20 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Belmopan
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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