Climate and average weather in San Ignacio
In San Ignacio, the weather is muggy, sweltering, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around June.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in San Ignacio typically varies from 19°C to 34°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 37°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit San Ignacio for warm-weather activities are from early January to early March and mid November to late December.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 34°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 19°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 151 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 30 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1050 mm
- 190 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.0–13.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 0 m
- 17.2°N
- Clearest
- Mar
- 42% cloud
San Ignacio is capital of the Cayo district.
- Density
- 2,104/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1800
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
San Ignacio weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to early March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in San Ignacio, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in San Ignacio stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 34°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 19°C and high of 28°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 19 |
| Feb | 29 | 19 |
| Mar | 32 | 20 |
| Apr | 34 | 22 |
| May | 34 | 24 |
| Jun | 32 | 24 |
| Jul | 32 | 23 |
| Aug | 33 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 23 |
| Oct | 30 | 22 |
| Nov | 29 | 20 |
| Dec | 28 | 19 |
How hot and cold San Ignacio really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, San Ignacio feels like about 39°C (around June 3). About 254 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 30 |
| Air high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Air low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
| Feb | 31 | 29 | 19 | 19 |
| Mar | 34 | 32 | 20 | 20 |
| Apr | 37 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| May | 39 | 34 | 23 | 24 |
| Jun | 38 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Jul | 37 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 38 | 33 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 38 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Oct | 35 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Nov | 31 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
| Dec | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
Average hourly temperature in San Ignacio
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 19°C.
San Ignacio weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 19° | 50 | 13 | 11.1 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 29° / 19° | 30 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 32° / 20° | 33 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 34° / 22° | 38 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| May | 34° / 24° | 89 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 32° / 24° | 151 | 22.7 | 13 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 32° / 23° | 98 | 21.4 | 12.9 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 33° / 23° | 112 | 20.4 | 12.6 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 32° / 23° | 145 | 23.7 | 12.1 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 30° / 22° | 148 | 21.6 | 11.6 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 29° / 20° | 98 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 28° / 19° | 57 | 13.6 | 11 | 5.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
San Ignacio gets about 1050 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from around May 21 to Nov 13, peaking in September at about 81% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Apr 4.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 151 mm over about 23 wet days; February is the driest, with 30 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 42 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 78 | 71 | 52 | 44 |
| Rain days | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 13 |
| Feb | 32 | 9 |
| Mar | 26 | 8 |
| Apr | 24 | 7 |
| May | 47 | 14 |
| Jun | 74 | 23 |
| Jul | 69 | 21 |
| Aug | 67 | 20 |
| Sep | 78 | 24 |
| Oct | 71 | 22 |
| Nov | 52 | 16 |
| Dec | 44 | 14 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, San Ignacio collects about 1050 mm of rain across 190 wet days — roughly 87 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 151 mm, while February is the driest at just 30 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 42% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 50 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 89 | 151 | 98 | 112 | 145 | 148 | 98 | 57 |
| Rain days | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 13 |
| Feb | 30 | 9 |
| Mar | 33 | 8 |
| Apr | 38 | 7 |
| May | 89 | 14 |
| Jun | 151 | 23 |
| Jul | 98 | 21 |
| Aug | 112 | 20 |
| Sep | 145 | 24 |
| Oct | 148 | 22 |
| Nov | 98 | 16 |
| Dec | 57 | 14 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In San Ignacio, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 15 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around May 16. The clearest month is March, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 78% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 17 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around November 14. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 71% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 62 | 75 | 78 | 73 | 51 | 29 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 52 | 59 |
| Cloudier (%) | 38 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 71 | 59 | 56 | 69 | 66 | 48 | 41 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 |
| Feb | 75 | 25 |
| Mar | 78 | 22 |
| Apr | 73 | 27 |
| May | 51 | 49 |
| Jun | 29 | 71 |
| Jul | 41 | 59 |
| Aug | 44 | 56 |
| Sep | 31 | 69 |
| Oct | 34 | 66 |
| Nov | 52 | 48 |
| Dec | 59 | 41 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 2, brings about 13 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 hours — a swing of roughly 2 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:33 | 6:28 | 6:10 | 5:45 | 5:28 | 5:26 | 5:34 | 5:43 | 5:48 | 5:53 | 6:06 | 6:23 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:38 | 5:54 | 6:02 | 6:08 | 6:17 | 6:27 | 6:30 | 6:18 | 5:53 | 5:29 | 5:17 | 5:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 | 6:33 | 5:38 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 6:28 | 5:54 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:10 | 6:02 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 5:45 | 6:08 |
| May | 12.8 | 5:28 | 6:17 |
| Jun | 13.0 | 5:26 | 6:27 |
| Jul | 12.9 | 5:34 | 6:30 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 5:43 | 6:18 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 5:48 | 5:53 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 5:53 | 5:29 |
| Nov | 11.2 | 6:06 | 5:17 |
| Dec | 11.0 | 6:23 | 5:22 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
San Ignacio averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.6 months, from around Nov 25 to May 14. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is October, down near 5 sunny days — about 66% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 16 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 7 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 8 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 4 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 5 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 8 | Mixed |
| Dec | 10 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
San Ignacio is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is May, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 99% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 10% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Comfortable (%) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Humid (%) | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| Muggy (%) | 39 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 34 |
| Oppressive (%) | 33 | 36 | 39 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 36 | 0 |
| Mar | 2 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 1 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 60 | 4 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 18 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 39 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 22 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 24 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 31 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 22 |
| Nov | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 52 | 5 |
| Dec | 2 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 1 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in San Ignacio is typically calm, near 8 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Feb 10 to Aug 18. The windiest month is June, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 19 to Feb 9, with September the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 9 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 10 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 10 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Best time to visit San Ignacio
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San Ignacio throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late February, San Ignacio is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San Ignacio for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to early March, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Rating | good | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 | good |
| Feb | 5.5 | fair |
| Mar | 4.6 | fair |
| Apr | 3.5 | poor |
| May | 2.8 | poor |
| Jun | 2.7 | poor |
| Jul | 3.0 | poor |
| Aug | 2.8 | poor |
| Sep | 2.5 | poor |
| Oct | 3.4 | poor |
| Nov | 4.9 | fair |
| Dec | 5.8 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San Ignacio for hot-weather activities is from early November to early May, with a peak score in the last week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for San Ignacio, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
San Ignacio packs about the same all year — highs hold near 34°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, sun protection and rain gear.
In April, San Ignacio sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in San Ignacio by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Ignacio 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in San Ignacio
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in April the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 6 | 3.5 |
Air quality in San Ignacio by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in San Ignacio is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 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) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Good |
| Feb | 7 | Good |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 28 | Moderate |
| May | 30 | Moderate |
| Jun | 26 | Moderate |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 19 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 7 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Growing season
San Ignacio is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. San Ignacio banks about 5,969 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 409 | 404 | 497 | 537 | 575 | 540 | 549 | 559 | 535 | 508 | 435 | 421 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 409 |
| Feb | 404 |
| Mar | 497 |
| Apr | 537 |
| May | 575 |
| Jun | 540 |
| Jul | 549 |
| Aug | 559 |
| Sep | 535 |
| Oct | 508 |
| Nov | 435 |
| Dec | 421 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
San Ignacio receives about 4.9 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 6.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Feb 24 to Sep 17. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.0 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.6 kWh/m² — roughly 40% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.4 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.0 | Intense |
| May | 5.8 | Bright |
| Jun | 5.2 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.6 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.9 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.2 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.6 | Moderate |
Where is San Ignacio?
San Ignacio sits at 17.2°N, 89.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Belize. The nearest listed city is Melchor de Mencos, 14 km away.
Topography around San Ignacio
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Ignacio.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San Ignacio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.
The land around San Ignacio is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 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
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 San Ignacio (17.1588°, -89.0696°, elevation 0 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).