San Pedro

City in Belize: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

San Pedro, Belize - Collage

San Pedro, Belize - Collage: Files & compilation: Pgbk1987, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

San Pedro is a city in Belize, in Belize District. About 17,429 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Belize in our atlas.

It lies at 17.92° N, 87.97° W, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Belize time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: San Pedro. Green dots: other major cities of Belize. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

San Pedro has a tropical savanna (dry summer) climate (Köppen As). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (72°F). Around 1,529 mm (60 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

27°22°Jan9328°23°Feb4829°24°Mar4130°25°Apr3530°26°May13030°26°Jun21330°26°Jul13430°27°Aug15830°27°Sep17528°26°Oct23827°24°Nov15627°23°Dec108mm

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.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • San Pedro, Belize - Collage: Files & compilation: Pgbk1987, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)