Belmopan weather in July

In July, Belmopan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 126 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Belmopan's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belmopan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:32 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Belmopan is capital of Belize.

Founded
1970

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Belmopan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Belmopan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Belmopan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°6814.611.15.9
Feb29° / 20°3710.611.45.8
Mar30° / 21°389.511.95.1
Apr32° / 23°398.412.44.2
May33° / 24°9516.112.83.2
Jun31° / 24°16224.9132.7
Jul31° / 24°1262412.93.0
Aug32° / 24°12623.812.62.9
Sep32° / 24°15024.912.12.7
Oct30° / 23°16922.111.63.5
Nov28° / 21°12117.111.25.0
Dec27° / 20°7616.2115.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Belmopan gets around 126 mm of rain over 24 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:286:29
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313.05:286:29
413.05:296:29
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Belmopan

In seasonPeak

In July, Belmopan sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Belmopan sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Belmopan?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belmopan.

What to pack for Belmopan in July

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

In July, Belmopan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Belmopan in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Belmopan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belmopan peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Belmopan 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 Belmopan is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1030 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr22Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Belmopan?

Belmopan sits at 17.3°N, 88.8°W, 56 m above sea level, in Belize. The nearest listed city is San Ignacio, 34 km away.

San IgnacioMelchor de MencosCrooked TreeDangrigaBelize CityHopkinsPlacenciaOrange Walk

Topography around Belmopan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belmopan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m.

The land around Belmopan is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
314 m
80 km
1,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: San Ignacio 34 km · Melchor de Mencos 46 km · Crooked Tree 63 km · Dangriga 65 km · Belize City 66 km · Hopkins 67 km · Placencia 92 km · Orange Walk 94 km

Belize travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,865
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
28.1
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 40%Protestant 32%none 16%other 11%

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 Belmopan (17.2538°, -88.764°, elevation 56 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).