Belize weather in October

In October, Belize sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 105 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Belize's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belize's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 105 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:51 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Belize reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

How October really feels in Belize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 2 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Belize weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Belize gets around 105 mm of rain over 21.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 86% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	44	46	48	51	53	55	57	59	61	63	65	66	68	69	71	72	73	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	85	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	46
3	48
4	51
5	53
6	55
7	57
8	59
9	61
10	63
11	65
12	66
13	68
14	69
15	71
16	72
17	73
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	78
22	79
23	80
24	81
25	82
26	83
27	84
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 60% 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	31
Muggy (%)	77	75	72	69	66	63	61	58	55	52	49	46	44	41	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	25	23	22	20	19	18	17	16	14	13
Oppressive (%)	23	25	28	31	34	37	39	42	45	48	51	54	56	59	62	64	66	68	70	72	74	75	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	86	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	75	25
3	72	28
4	69	31
5	66	34
6	63	37
7	61	39
8	58	42
9	55	45
10	52	48
11	49	51
12	46	54
13	44	56
14	41	59
15	38	62
16	36	64
17	34	66
18	32	68
19	30	70
20	28	72
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	14	86
31	13	87

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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10	7	calm
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12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:57 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	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:57	5:59
2	12.0	5:56	5:59
3	12.0	5:56	5:59
4	12.1	5:55	5:59
5	12.1	5:55	5:58
6	12.1	5:55	5:58
7	12.1	5:54	5:58
8	12.1	5:54	5:58
9	12.1	5:53	5:58
10	12.1	5:53	5:58
11	12.1	5:53	5:58
12	12.1	5:52	5:57
13	12.1	5:52	5:57
14	12.1	5:51	5:57
15	12.1	5:51	5:57
16	12.1	5:51	5:57
17	12.1	5:51	5:57
18	12.1	5:50	5:57
19	12.1	5:50	5:57
20	12.1	5:50	5:57
21	12.1	5:49	5:57
22	12.1	5:49	5:57
23	12.1	5:49	5:57
24	12.1	5:49	5:57
25	12.1	5:49	5:57
26	12.1	5:48	5:57
27	12.1	5:48	5:57
28	12.2	5:48	5:57
29	12.2	5:48	5:57
30	12.2	5:48	5:57
31	12.2	5:48	5:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.8 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 — October's 3.8 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Belize

In seasonPeak

None of Belize's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Belize?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Belize for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belize in October

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

In October, Belize sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Belize in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

← September Belize year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	46
3	48
4	51
5	53
6	55
7	57
8	59
9	61
10	63
11	65
12	66
13	68
14	69
15	71
16	72
17	73
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	78
22	79
23	80
24	81
25	82
26	83
27	84
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	75	25
3	72	28
4	69	31
5	66	34
6	63	37
7	61	39
8	58	42
9	55	45
10	52	48
11	49	51
12	46	54
13	44	56
14	41	59
15	38	62
16	36	64
17	34	66
18	32	68
19	30	70
20	28	72
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	14	86
31	13	87

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	46
3	48
4	51
5	53
6	55
7	57
8	59
9	61
10	63
11	65
12	66
13	68
14	69
15	71
16	72
17	73
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	78
22	79
23	80
24	81
25	82
26	83
27	84
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	75	25
3	72	28
4	69	31
5	66	34
6	63	37
7	61	39
8	58	42
9	55	45
10	52	48
11	49	51
12	46	54
13	44	56
14	41	59
15	38	62
16	36	64
17	34	66
18	32	68
19	30	70
20	28	72
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	14	86
31	13	87

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	2	98
2	2	98
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	46
3	48
4	51
5	53
6	55
7	57
8	59
9	61
10	63
11	65
12	66
13	68
14	69
15	71
16	72
17	73
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	78
22	79
23	80
24	81
25	82
26	83
27	84
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	75	25
3	72	28
4	69	31
5	66	34
6	63	37
7	61	39
8	58	42
9	55	45
10	52	48
11	49	51
12	46	54
13	44	56
14	41	59
15	38	62
16	36	64
17	34	66
18	32	68
19	30	70
20	28	72
21	26	74
22	25	75
23	23	77
24	22	78
25	20	80
26	19	81
27	18	82
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	14	86
31	13	87