Capital of Suriname
Paramaribo
Photo: Rafaeljantz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- America/Paramaribo
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 223,757
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Airports
- PBM
- 46 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 11,760 km
- 14 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Paramaribo, month by month
- Jan28°
- Feb28°
- Mar28°
- Apr28°
- May28°
- Jun28°
- Jul28°
- Aug29°
- Sept30°
- Oct30°
- Nov30°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: January to March and August to November.
Mean highs run from 28°C in January to 30°C in October, with about 1,745 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for ParamariboModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Paramaribo
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBParamaribo
11,760 km
14 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
From AUHParamaribo
11,710 km
14 hrs 30 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/Paramaribo
- Country
- Suriname
- Currency
- Surinamese Dollar SRDToday's indicative rate: SRD 10 ≈ USD 0.265Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F127 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110fire111police112general emergency113ambulance115policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +597 · On the left
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