Best time to go to, climate and weather Suriname
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Suriname
Best time to visit and weather Suriname
Holiday Suriname
Best time to visit and weather Suriname
The best time to go to Suriname is from september until november, in which you have a hot temperature and little till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Suriname is 36° in september and the lowest is 31° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Suriname or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 31° | 152mm | |
| Feb | 31° | 179mm | |
| Mar | 31° | 157mm | |
| Apr | 32° | 187mm | |
| May | 33° | 275mm | |
| Jun | 33° | 259mm | |
| Jul | 34° | 220mm | |
| Aug | 35° | 190mm | |
| Sep | 36° | 102mm | |
| Oct | 36° | 84mm | |
| Nov | 35° | 96mm | |
| Dec | 33° | 188mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Suriname? Go to the full climate information about Suriname
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Suriname indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Suriname.
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Holiday Suriname
Hotels and apartments in Suriname
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Flight tickets to Suriname
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Climate Suriname
Climate Suriname
In Suriname there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and tropical monsoon climate. The average annual temperature for Suriname is 33° degrees and there is 2089 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 25 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Paramaribo in Suriname per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 31° | 23° | 152 mm | 29 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb | 31° | 24° | 179 mm | 27 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mar | 31° | 24° | 157 mm | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Apr | 32° | 24° | 187 mm | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| May | 33° | 24° | 275 mm | 30 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Jun | 33° | 23° | 259 mm | 29 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul | 34° | 23° | 220 mm | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug | 35° | 23° | 190 mm | 25 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep | 36° | 23° | 102 mm | 19 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Oct | 36° | 24° | 84 mm | 20 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov | 35° | 24° | 96 mm | 23 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Dec | 33° | 24° | 188 mm | 29 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 31° in january in Suriname and at least around 23° degrees. In january there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 152 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Suriname.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 31° in february in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In february there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 179 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Suriname.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 31° in march in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In march there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 157 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Suriname.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 32° in april in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In april there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 187 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Suriname.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 33° in may in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In may there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 275 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Suriname.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 33° in june in Suriname and at least around 23° degrees. In june there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 259 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Suriname.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 34° in july in Suriname and at least around 23° degrees. In july there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 220 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Suriname.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 35° in august in Suriname and at least around 23° degrees. In august there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 190 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Suriname.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 36° in september in Suriname and at least around 23° degrees. In september there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 102 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Suriname.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 36° in october in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In october there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 84 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Suriname.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 35° in november in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Suriname.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 33° in december in Suriname and at least around 24° degrees. In december there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 188 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Suriname.
Weather statistics Suriname
Weather statistics Suriname
View all weather statistics from Suriname per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Suriname and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Suriname
About Suriname
Time difference Suriname
Vaccinations Suriname
Reisadvies
Currency Suriname
14 day weather forecast Suriname
The weather for Paramaribo in Suriname will be 30° till 32° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 27° | 29° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 10% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1.1mm | 1.4mm | 0.7mm | 0.7mm | 1.3mm | 0.3mm | 0.8mm |
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| UV-index | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 31° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 33° | 32° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 10% | 30% | 30% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.8mm | 2.4mm | 2.6mm | 0.3mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.3mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
About Suriname
Suriname is in the continental part Zuid-Amerika and the capital is Paramaribo. It is 163.270 km² with 386 km of coastline and has a population of 541.638. In terms of area, the country is somewhat smaller United Kingdom. If you want to call Suriname you have to use +597 or 00597 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +5975012457809 or 005975012457809.
Suriname is in a straight line at 7.145 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 9 hour and 50 min.
Time difference Suriname
In Suriname it is now 20:24 hour in the evening on saturday 16 february 2019. That is 3 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Suriname is America/Paramaribo and the Greenwich time is UTC-03.
Vaccinations Suriname
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Suriname.
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- ZIKA-virus
Reisadvies Suriname
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Ga goed voorbereid op reis. Gebruik bijvoorbeeld de Reischecklist van Buitenlandse Zaken en zorg altijd voor een goede reisverzekering. Zie de rubriek ‘Wijs op reis’.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Suriname op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Suriname
In Suriname the Surinaamse dollar is used to pay.
Exchange rate Surinaamse dollar op 16 february 2019
1 Surinaamse dollar = € 0,12 euro
100 Surinaamse dollar = € 11,72 euro
1 euro = 8,53 Surinaamse dollar
100 euro = 853,04 Surinaamse dollar
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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MasterCard Nearby
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