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Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname climate
Af Tropical rainforest
Nieuw Amsterdam has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical rainforest, Köppen Af). The hottest month is October with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 24°C at night. Around 1995 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (286 mm) and easing off in September (72 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Nieuw Amsterdam climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 145 | 125 | 213 | 286 | 262 | 223 | 137 | 72 | 100 | 115 | 157 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 145 | 125 | 213 | 286 | 262 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 223 | 137 | 72 | 100 | 115 | 157 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 75 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 89 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 50 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Zorg EN Hoop, a weather station, about 14 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.