Capital of Belize
Belmopan
Photo: Haakon S. Krohn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Belize
- Country
- Belize
- Population
- 13,381
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Airports
- BZE
- 58 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 13,900 km
- 17 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Belmopan, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb29°
- Mar32°
- Apr34°
- May33°
- Jun30°
- Jul30°
- Aug30°
- Sept30°
- Oct28°
- Nov27°
- Dec27°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: July and December to February.
Mean highs run from 27°C in January to 34°C in April, with about 1,643 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BelmopanModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Belmopan itself; these are the nearest.
- BZEPhilip S. W. Goldson International AirportLarge · Belize City58 km from the centre
- DGADangriga AirportMedium · Belize City64 km from the centre
- TZASir Barry Bowen Municipal AirportMedium · Belize City67 km from the centre
- CYCCaye Chapel AirportMedium · Belize City90 km from the centre
- PLJPlacencia AirportMedium · Placencia90 km from the centre
- CUKCaye Caulker AirportMedium · San Pedro94 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBelmopan
13,900 km
17 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
From AUHBelmopan
13,910 km
17 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Belize
- Country
- Belize
- Currency
- Belize Dollar BZDToday's indicative rate: BZD 1 ≈ USD 0.5Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, B and G220 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 90ambulance, fire and police911general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +501 · On the right
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