Belmopan
Capital of Belize: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Belmopan is the capital of Belize, in Cayo District. About 13,381 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Belize in our atlas.
It lies at 17.25° N, 88.76° W, about 56 m (184 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Belize time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Belmopan. Green dots: other major cities of Belize. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Belmopan has a tropical savanna (dry summer) climate (Köppen As). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,643 mm (65 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in BelizeNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3582672 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3043 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- FFB-Field-Belmopan-Belice-Proyecto-Goal-FIFA-Stadium-Source 02: GatoCR84, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Guanacaste Nationalpark: Elelicht, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
