Belize City
City in Belize: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Belize City Aerial Shots: Studentbz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Belize City is a city in Belize, in Belize District. About 65,222 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Belize in our atlas.
It lies at 17.50° N, 88.20° W, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Belize time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Belize City. Green dots: other major cities of Belize. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Belize City has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 23°C (74°F). Around 1,673 mm (66 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BelizeNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3582677 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q108223 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Belize City Aerial Shots: Studentbz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)