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Best time to visit Paramaribo

February is the best time to visit Paramaribo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 16 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 58/100
A beach holiday February sea 26 °C
The least cloud September 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 64 mm
Warmth October 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 58 28 °C 16 75
2 September 56 30 °C 12 73
3 March 56 28 °C 16 74
4 January 55 28 °C 19 75
5 October 54 30 °C 14 71
6 December 51 28 °C 23 74
7 June 51 28 °C 28 73
8 July 50 29 °C 26 72
9 May 50 29 °C 27 74
10 April 50 29 °C 20 74
11 August 49 29 °C 19 70
12 November 49 30 °C 19 71

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 28 °C 65 % 75
February 26 °C 28 °C 66 % 75
March 27 °C 28 °C 66 % 74
April 27 °C 29 °C 72 % 74
May 27 °C 29 °C 79 % 74
June 27 °C 28 °C 78 % 73
July 28 °C 29 °C 64 % 72
August 28 °C 29 °C 50 % 70
September 28 °C 30 °C 43 % 73
October 28 °C 30 °C 52 % 71
November 28 °C 30 °C 62 % 71
December 27 °C 28 °C 66 % 74

When to think twice

November scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.7 °C 112 mm 65 %
February 27.8 °C 85 mm 66 %
March 28.3 °C 80 mm 66 %
April 28.6 °C 154 mm 72 %
May 28.5 °C 255 mm 79 %
June 28.4 °C 275 mm 78 %
July 28.7 °C 207 mm 64 %
August 29.5 °C 127 mm 50 %
September 30.3 °C 64 mm 43 %
October 30.5 °C 71 mm 52 %
November 29.6 °C 115 mm 62 %
December 28.3 °C 137 mm 66 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.