Climate of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Santa Cruz is 56° degrees and there is about 293 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 72 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 23°C
- Rain: it rains 253 days and there is a total of approximately 745 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2818 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 26°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in April |
Coldest month: | 26°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 18°C and 23°C |
Dry days: | 112 days |
Days with rain: | 253 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 745 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2818 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Santa Cruz.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Santa Cruz.
Climate table of Santa Cruz
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Santa Cruz. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Santa Cruz might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 79 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 81 |
Night temp. (°F) | 64 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 13 |
Days with rain | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
Dry days | 13 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UV-index | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Santa Cruz
The best time to visit Santa Cruz in Belize is from January through May, July and August and October through December. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Santa Cruz is 90°F in April and the lowest is 79°F in January.
Climate of Santa Cruz by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Santa Cruz? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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