Climate of Matapi

Matapi has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Matapi is 31° degrees and there is about 1272 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 51 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 30°C and 33°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 22°C
Rain: it rains 299 days and there is a total of approximately 1271 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2676 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 30°C and 33°C
Warmest month:	33°C in September
Coldest month:	30°C in January
Night temperature:	between 21°C and 22°C
Dry days:	66 days
Days with rain:	299 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	1271 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2676 hours

Climate of Matapi
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Matapi
The best travel time for Matapi
Climate of Matapi by month
Experiences with the weather of Matapi

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Matapi.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Matapi.

Climate table of Matapi

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Matapi. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Matapi might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	32	33	33	33	31
Night temp. (°C)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	60	68	58	82	202	197	190	126	72	56	70	90
Days with rain	25	24	23	25	28	29	30	27	22	19	21	26
Dry days	6	4	8	5	3	1	1	4	8	12	9	5
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	5	6	6	6	8	8	9	9	9	9	6
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
UV-index	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5

Best time to visit Matapi

The best time to visit Matapi in Suriname is from January through April and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Matapi is 33°C in September and the lowest is 30°C in January.

Climate of Matapi by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Matapi? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January