Belize weather in July

In July, Belize sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Belize's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belize's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:22 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
80%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Belize reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12518
22518
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42518
52518
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72518
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272518
282518
292518
302518
312518

How July really feels in Belize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Belize weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°22326.812.23.1
Feb30° / 23°17922.612.23.2
Mar30° / 23°17223.8123.2
Apr30° / 23°18724.111.93.2
May29° / 22°9717.611.84.5
Jun26° / 19°92.411.77.3
Jul25° / 18°51.411.87.6
Aug25° / 18°9311.87.2
Sep26° / 20°207.5126.3
Oct28° / 22°10521.712.14.0
Nov29° / 22°23026.912.23.1
Dec29° / 22°26428.312.33.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111486
121486
131486
141585
151585
161585
171585
181585
191585
201486
211486
221486
231486
241387
251387
261288
271189
281189
291189
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Belize gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
116
126
136
145
155
165
175
185
195
204
214
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264
273
283
293
304
314

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1130672
2132652
3133651
4134641
5136621
6137611
7139591
8140581
9142561
10143551
11144541
12146530
13247510
14248500
15249490
16250480
17251470
18253450
19254440
20354430
21356410
22357400
23357400
24259390
25260380
26260380
27260380
28260380
29260380
30260380
31259390

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:206:04
211.76:206:04
311.76:216:05
411.76:216:05
511.76:216:05
611.76:216:05
711.76:216:06
811.76:216:06
911.76:216:06
1011.76:216:06
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.34 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 — July's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Belize

In seasonPeak

None of Belize's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 July a good time to visit Belize?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Belize for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Belize in July

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

In July, Belize sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Belize in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Belize in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1547 µg/m³Oct 2421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec24Moderate
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.

Pointe-NoireLoandjili

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
16 km
695 m
80 km
878 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
July 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
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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).