Climate and average weather in Paramaribo
In Paramaribo, the weather is muggy, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around June.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Paramaribo typically varies from 23°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 22°C or above 34°C. October is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Paramaribo for warm-weather activities are from late August to late October and late December to mid April.
- Hottest
- Oct
- 32°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 23°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 285 mm
- Driest
- Sep
- 66 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1699 mm
- 243 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 5.9°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 45% cloud
Paramaribo is capital city of Suriname.
- Density
- 1,229/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1613
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Paramaribo 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 late December to mid April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Paramaribo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Paramaribo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is October, with an average high of 32°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 23°C and high of 29°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 23 |
| Feb | 29 | 23 |
| Mar | 30 | 24 |
| Apr | 30 | 24 |
| May | 30 | 24 |
| Jun | 30 | 24 |
| Jul | 31 | 23 |
| Aug | 31 | 24 |
| Sep | 32 | 24 |
| Oct | 32 | 24 |
| Nov | 31 | 24 |
| Dec | 30 | 24 |
How hot and cold Paramaribo 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, Paramaribo feels like about 38°C (around September 26). Nearly every day a year carries some heat stress, peaking in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 34 |
| Air high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Feb | 33 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
| Mar | 33 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Jun | 35 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Jul | 35 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 37 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Sep | 37 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 38 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 37 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Dec | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Paramaribo
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 October afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 23°C.
Paramaribo 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 | 29° / 23° | 110 | 19.2 | 11.7 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 29° / 23° | 84 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 30° / 24° | 79 | 17 | 12 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 30° / 24° | 149 | 20.4 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| May | 30° / 24° | 258 | 27.5 | 12.3 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 30° / 24° | 285 | 28.2 | 12.3 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 31° / 23° | 214 | 26.2 | 12.3 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 31° / 24° | 129 | 19.4 | 12.2 | 3.5 |
| Sep | 32° / 24° | 66 | 12.6 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 32° / 24° | 71 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 31° / 24° | 116 | 19.6 | 11.7 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 30° / 24° | 140 | 23.6 | 11.7 | 3.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Paramaribo gets about 1699 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 4.0 months, from around Apr 12 to Aug 12, peaking in June at about 94% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 27.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 285 mm over about 28 wet days; September is the driest, with 66 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 62 | 56 | 55 | 69 | 88 | 94 | 84 | 62 | 43 | 45 | 65 | 75 |
| Rain days | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 19 |
| Feb | 56 | 16 |
| Mar | 55 | 17 |
| Apr | 69 | 20 |
| May | 88 | 28 |
| Jun | 94 | 28 |
| Jul | 84 | 26 |
| Aug | 62 | 19 |
| Sep | 43 | 13 |
| Oct | 45 | 14 |
| Nov | 65 | 20 |
| Dec | 75 | 24 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Paramaribo collects about 1699 mm of rain across 243 wet days — roughly 142 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 285 mm, while September is the driest at just 66 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 45% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 110 | 84 | 79 | 149 | 258 | 285 | 214 | 129 | 66 | 71 | 116 | 140 |
| Rain days | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 110 | 19 |
| Feb | 84 | 16 |
| Mar | 79 | 17 |
| Apr | 149 | 20 |
| May | 258 | 28 |
| Jun | 285 | 28 |
| Jul | 214 | 26 |
| Aug | 129 | 19 |
| Sep | 66 | 13 |
| Oct | 71 | 14 |
| Nov | 116 | 20 |
| Dec | 140 | 24 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Paramaribo, 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 July 16 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around November 18. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 19 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around July 15. The cloudiest month is May, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 65 | 74 | 64 | 43 | 33 |
| Cloudier (%) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 35 | 26 | 36 | 57 | 67 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 65 |
| Feb | 35 | 65 |
| Mar | 35 | 65 |
| Apr | 27 | 73 |
| May | 20 | 80 |
| Jun | 20 | 80 |
| Jul | 42 | 58 |
| Aug | 65 | 35 |
| Sep | 74 | 26 |
| Oct | 64 | 36 |
| Nov | 43 | 57 |
| Dec | 33 | 67 |
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. Close to the equator, Paramaribo barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:59 | 7:01 | 6:52 | 6:37 | 6:29 | 6:31 | 6:37 | 6:39 | 6:34 | 6:30 | 6:34 | 6:47 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:41 | 6:50 | 6:49 | 6:45 | 6:45 | 6:51 | 6:56 | 6:51 | 6:36 | 6:22 | 6:18 | 6:27 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 | 6:59 | 6:41 |
| Feb | 11.8 | 7:01 | 6:50 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:52 | 6:49 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 6:37 | 6:45 |
| May | 12.3 | 6:29 | 6:45 |
| Jun | 12.3 | 6:31 | 6:51 |
| Jul | 12.3 | 6:37 | 6:56 |
| Aug | 12.2 | 6:39 | 6:51 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:34 | 6:36 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 6:30 | 6:22 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 6:34 | 6:18 |
| Dec | 11.7 | 6:47 | 6:27 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Paramaribo averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.9 months, from around Jul 20 to Nov 14. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is June, down near 1 sunny days — about 90% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 3 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 2 | Gloomy |
| May | 2 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 5 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 11 | Mixed |
| Sep | 14 | Mixed |
| Oct | 11 | Mixed |
| Nov | 5 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 3 | Gloomy |
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.
Paramaribo 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 January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in January, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 0% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muggy (%) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 93 | 89 | 92 | 83 | 62 | 63 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 84 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 16 |
| Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 93 | 3 |
| Feb | 8 | 89 | 3 |
| Mar | 6 | 92 | 2 |
| Apr | 1 | 83 | 15 |
| May | 0 | 62 | 38 |
| Jun | 0 | 63 | 37 |
| Jul | 0 | 72 | 28 |
| Aug | 0 | 68 | 32 |
| Sep | 1 | 69 | 31 |
| Oct | 1 | 71 | 28 |
| Nov | 0 | 66 | 34 |
| Dec | 1 | 84 | 16 |
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 Paramaribo is typically calm, near 11 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.4 months, from around Dec 1 to May 14. The windiest month is March, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 15 to Oct 11, with July the calmest month at about 8 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 13 | light breeze |
| Mar | 13 | light breeze |
| Apr | 12 | light breeze |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 10 | calm |
| Oct | 11 | calm |
| Nov | 10 | calm |
| Dec | 11 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Paramaribo
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Paramaribo's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Paramaribo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Paramaribo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Paramaribo 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 times of year to visit Paramaribo for general outdoor tourist activities run from late August to late October and again from late December to mid April, with a peak score in the second week of February.
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) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 | fair |
| Feb | 4.4 | fair |
| Mar | 4.2 | fair |
| Apr | 3.6 | fair |
| May | 2.9 | poor |
| Jun | 2.7 | poor |
| Jul | 3.0 | poor |
| Aug | 3.5 | fair |
| Sep | 3.8 | fair |
| Oct | 3.6 | fair |
| Nov | 3.3 | poor |
| Dec | 3.5 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Paramaribo for hot-weather activities run from early August to mid November and again from late December to mid April, with a peak score in the second week of September.
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 Paramaribo, 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.
Paramaribo packs about the same all year — highs hold near 32°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In October, Paramaribo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Paramaribo
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 28 | Warm |
| Aug | 28 | Tropical |
| Sep | 28 | Tropical |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).
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) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Paramaribo
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 March 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) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 6 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7 | 5 |
Air quality in Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 9 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) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 19 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Moderate |
| Feb | 24 | Moderate |
| Mar | 24 | Moderate |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 22 | Moderate |
| Jun | 16 | Moderate |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 9 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 19 | Moderate |
Growing season
Paramaribo 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. Paramaribo banks about 6,226 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 502 | 457 | 517 | 508 | 525 | 505 | 526 | 542 | 538 | 561 | 527 | 518 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 502 |
| Feb | 457 |
| Mar | 517 |
| Apr | 508 |
| May | 525 |
| Jun | 505 |
| Jul | 526 |
| Aug | 542 |
| Sep | 538 |
| Oct | 561 |
| Nov | 527 |
| Dec | 518 |
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.
Paramaribo receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.7 and 6.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.1 months, from around Jul 18 to Nov 18. The brightest month is September, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is May, down near 4.9 kWh/m² — roughly 24% less than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.1 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.3 | Bright |
| May | 4.9 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.8 | Bright |
| Jul | 5.4 | Bright |
| Aug | 6.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.5 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.2 | Intense |
| Nov | 5.5 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.8 | Bright |
Where is Paramaribo?
Paramaribo sits at 5.9°N, 55.2°W, 5 m above sea level, in Suriname. The nearest listed city is Munder Buiten, 3.0 km away.
What Paramaribo looks like
Topography around Paramaribo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Paramaribo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Paramaribo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m.
The land around Paramaribo is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (28%), grassland (26%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (30%) within 80 km.
Suriname travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 31% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $7,070
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2015
- Safe drinking water
- 56%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 6.5
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 15.3
- 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 Paramaribo (5.8664°, -55.1668°, elevation 5 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. 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).