San Ignacio
City in Belize: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
San Igancio Belize 2016: Kaldari, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
San Ignacio is a city in Belize, in Cayo District. About 21,229 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Belize in our atlas.
It lies at 17.16° N, 89.07° W, about 60 m (197 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Belize time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: San Ignacio. Green dots: other major cities of Belize. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
San Ignacio has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (63°F). Around 1,730 mm (68 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 3581194 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q724815 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- San Igancio Belize 2016: Kaldari, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)