Belize weather in April

In April, Belize sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 187 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Belize's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belize's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 187 mm; 24.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:12 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Belize reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

How April really feels in Belize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Belize weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	223	26.8	12.2	3.1
Feb	30° / 23°	179	22.6	12.2	3.2
Mar	30° / 23°	172	23.8	12	3.2
Apr	30° / 23°	187	24.1	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 22°	97	17.6	11.8	4.5
Jun	26° / 19°	9	2.4	11.7	7.3
Jul	25° / 18°	5	1.4	11.8	7.6
Aug	25° / 18°	9	3	11.8	7.2
Sep	26° / 20°	20	7.5	12	6.3
Oct	28° / 22°	105	21.7	12.1	4.0
Nov	29° / 22°	230	26.9	12.2	3.1
Dec	29° / 22°	264	28.3	12.3	3.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Cloudier (%)	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Belize gets around 187 mm of rain over 24.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	75	75	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	78
14	78
15	79
16	80
17	81
18	82
19	83
20	83
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	83

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91
Miserable (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	85	14
2	2	84	14
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	84	14
8	2	84	14
9	2	84	14
10	2	84	14
11	2	84	14
12	2	85	13
13	1	86	13
14	1	86	13
15	1	86	13
16	1	86	13
17	1	86	13
18	1	86	13
19	0	87	13
20	0	88	12
21	0	88	12
22	0	88	12
23	0	89	11
24	0	89	11
25	0	89	11
26	0	90	10
27	0	90	10
28	0	90	10
29	0	91	9
30	0	91	9

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:15	6:12
2	12.0	6:15	6:12
3	12.0	6:14	6:12
4	11.9	6:14	6:11
5	11.9	6:14	6:11
6	11.9	6:14	6:10
7	11.9	6:14	6:10
8	11.9	6:13	6:09
9	11.9	6:13	6:09
10	11.9	6:13	6:09
11	11.9	6:13	6:08
12	11.9	6:13	6:08
13	11.9	6:13	6:07
14	11.9	6:12	6:07
15	11.9	6:12	6:06
16	11.9	6:12	6:06
17	11.9	6:12	6:06
18	11.9	6:12	6:05
19	11.9	6:12	6:05
20	11.9	6:12	6:05
21	11.9	6:12	6:04
22	11.9	6:12	6:04
23	11.9	6:11	6:04
24	11.9	6:11	6:03
25	11.9	6:11	6:03
26	11.9	6:11	6:03
27	11.9	6:11	6:02
28	11.9	6:11	6:02
29	11.8	6:11	6:02
30	11.8	6:11	6:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 4.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Belize

In seasonPeak

In April, Belize sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Belize's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Belize?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belize.

What to pack for Belize in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Belize sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Belize in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belize peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	15	13	9	7	7	7	10	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Belize in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Belize is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	25	28	25	25	33	41	48	39	29	21	21	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Belize?

Belize sits at 4.7°S, 12.8°E, 178 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Buco Zau, 27 km away.

Topography around Belize

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belize.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belize has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m.

The land around Belize is covered by trees (96%) within 3 km, trees (100%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

143 m

trees 96%

16 km

695 m

trees 100%

80 km

878 m

trees 71%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces

← March Belize year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Buco Zau 27 km · Tshela 44 km · Dolisie 51 km · Loudima 68 km · Kayes 76 km · Nkayi 77 km · Pointe-Noire 101 km · Loandjili 101 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,129; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 26.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 413
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Belize (-4.65°, 12.7667°, elevation 178 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	78
14	78
15	79
16	80
17	81
18	82
19	83
20	83
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	85	14
2	2	84	14
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	84	14
8	2	84	14
9	2	84	14
10	2	84	14
11	2	84	14
12	2	85	13
13	1	86	13
14	1	86	13
15	1	86	13
16	1	86	13
17	1	86	13
18	1	86	13
19	0	87	13
20	0	88	12
21	0	88	12
22	0	88	12
23	0	89	11
24	0	89	11
25	0	89	11
26	0	90	10
27	0	90	10
28	0	90	10
29	0	91	9
30	0	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	78
14	78
15	79
16	80
17	81
18	82
19	83
20	83
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	85	14
2	2	84	14
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	84	14
8	2	84	14
9	2	84	14
10	2	84	14
11	2	84	14
12	2	85	13
13	1	86	13
14	1	86	13
15	1	86	13
16	1	86	13
17	1	86	13
18	1	86	13
19	0	87	13
20	0	88	12
21	0	88	12
22	0	88	12
23	0	89	11
24	0	89	11
25	0	89	11
26	0	90	10
27	0	90	10
28	0	90	10
29	0	91	9
30	0	91	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	7	93
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	75
2	75
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	78
14	78
15	79
16	80
17	81
18	82
19	83
20	83
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	84
30	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	85	14
2	2	84	14
3	2	84	14
4	2	84	14
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	84	14
8	2	84	14
9	2	84	14
10	2	84	14
11	2	84	14
12	2	85	13
13	1	86	13
14	1	86	13
15	1	86	13
16	1	86	13
17	1	86	13
18	1	86	13
19	0	87	13
20	0	88	12
21	0	88	12
22	0	88	12
23	0	89	11
24	0	89	11
25	0	89	11
26	0	90	10
27	0	90	10
28	0	90	10
29	0	91	9
30	0	91	9