Dive and feel like Robinson Crusoe at Glover’s Reef
Belize has an amazing number of beautiful small islands. Many of these islands are unaffordable for the average backpacker. Glovers Reef is an exception to this.
Glovers Reef, Belize has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
The temperature in Glovers Reef remains steady throughout the year, providing a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 30°C (86°F) in August to a comfortable 27°C (81°F) in January. Nights are mild year-round, with lows ranging from 27°C (81°F) in August to 24°C (75°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Glovers Reef by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. August, the warmest month, sees 240 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Glovers Reef spanning 33 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
The map below shows the annual temperature across Belize. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Glovers Reef's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings, very cold winters and hot summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Glovers Reef this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Glovers Reef's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Glovers Reef climate page.
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