Belize
Belize in October
🌧️ Rainy seasonWarm, humid and very wet. Watch for tropical cyclone risk.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why October scores 7.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.0
- ✓Warm (29.3°C highs / 26.9°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.6°C)
- !Wet: ~278 mm rain, ~8 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.0
- !Tropical cyclone: Peak of the Atlantic/Caribbean hurricane season
- !Flood: ~8 heavy-rain days in an average October
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.4 Good | 8.9 Excellent |
| Season | 🌧️ Rainy season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 29° / 27° | 27° / 24° |
| Rain | 278 mm | 63 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 25° | dew pt 22° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day 9–11 Oct · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore BelizeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA small Central American country with the Caribbean's largest barrier reef, offshore cayes, Maya ruins and rainforest.
No major events on our calendar for October.
Coming up later
Garifuna Settlement DayEvery year19 November every year
Re-enactment of the Garifuna arrival with drumming and dance.
Why go: Dangriga is the best place to see it.
Where: Dangriga and Hopkins
LobsterfestDate variesUsually late June to July, after the lobster season opens
Food festivals celebrating the opening of lobster season.
Why go: Each village holds its own on a different weekend.
Where: San Pedro, Caye Caulker and Placencia
St George's Caye DayEvery year10 September every year
Commemorates a 1798 battle, opening the September Celebrations.
Why go: Expect parades and parties.
Where: Belize City and nationwide
Great Blue Hole
A large marine sinkhole on Lighthouse Reef, visited by divers and scenic flights.
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
A reserve near Ambergris Caye with Shark Ray Alley, good for snorkelling.
Caye Caulker
A small, relaxed island with the motto 'Go Slow'.
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave
A cave with Maya artefacts and skeletons, reached by wading and swimming.
💡 Only with a licensed guide; cameras are not allowed inside.
Xunantunich
A Maya site near San Ignacio with a tall temple.
Gladden Spit whale sharks
Whale sharks gather to feed on fish spawn off Placencia.
💡 Usually around the full moon in spring.
Rice and beans
Rice cooked with red kidney beans and coconut milk, often with stewed chicken.
Fry jacks
Fried dough eaten for breakfast.
Hudut
Garifuna fish in coconut broth with mashed plantain.
Lobster
Spiny lobster, available in the open season (usually mid-June to mid-February).
Marie Sharp's hot sauce
A Belizean habanero-carrot hot sauce.
Marie Sharp's hot sauce
Belize's famous hot sauce.
💡 Supermarkets and gift shops
Belizean chocolate
Chocolate from Toledo District cacao.
💡 Shops in Punta Gorda and gift shops
Garifuna drums
Handmade drums used in Garifuna music.
💡 Dangriga and Hopkins
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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