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Travel guide > America > Climate and weather of Suriname
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Suriname has an equatorial climate with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons.
Temperatures are high on the coast (31° all year round) and mild on the central plateau (24 to 26° throughout the year). Rainfall reaches 2 500 mm per year (rains are higher in the east than in the west of the country).
First rainy season (December to January) and second rainy season (April to August)
Temperatures reach 31° on the coast and 24 to 26° on the plateau. Rainfall is abundant.
First dry season (February to March) and second dry season (September to November)
Temperatures are stable (31° on the coast and 24 to 26° on the plateau). Rainfall is moderate.
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The climate of Suriname is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Nieuw Nickerie
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
28° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
29° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
30° |
29° |
min |
25° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
180 |
100 |
100 |
170 |
240 |
290 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
240 |
160 |
70 |
50 |
80 |
160 |
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Paramaribo (Capital of Suriname)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
31° |
32° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
33° |
34° |
34° |
33° |
31° |
min |
23° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
200 |
140 |
150 |
210 |
290 |
290 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
230 |
170 |
90 |
90 |
120 |
180 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Suriname are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Suriname, a country located in South America, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, by Guiana to the east, by Brazil to the south and by Guyana to the west.
Capital: Paramaribo
Area: 163 000 km²
Population: 570 000 inhabitants
Language: Dutch
Currency: Surinamese dollar
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