Lelydorp
City in Suriname: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Lelydorp2010: Brokopondo, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Lelydorp is a city in Suriname, in Wanica District. About 18,223 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Suriname in our atlas.
It lies at 5.70° N, 55.23° W, about 8 m (26 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Paramaribo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Lelydorp. Green dots: other major cities of Suriname. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Lelydorp has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 21°C (71°F). Around 2,047 mm (81 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.
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 SurinameNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3383714 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q935545 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Lelydorp2010: Brokopondo, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)