Country guide

Suriname

Paramaribo's Dutch wooden capital, rainforest river lodges and a genuinely multicultural table.

Paramaribo

Currency

SRD

Language

Dutch

English

Limited

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type A / B

110 V, 60 Hz

Dialing

+597

Destinations

Climate zones, month by month

Suriname has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Paramaribo →

Jan
29°
24°
173mm
22d rain
Feb
29°
23°
146mm
19d rain
Mar
29°
24°
131mm
21d rain
Apr
30°
25°
216mm
24d rain
May
30°
24°
307mm
29d rain
Jun
30°
24°
296mm
30d rain
Jul
31°
24°
234mm
29d rain
Aug
32°
25°
148mm
24d rain
Sep
32°
25°
90mm
15d rain
Oct
32°
25°
87mm
14d rain
Nov
31°
25°
126mm
20d rain
Dec
30°
24°
184mm
26d rain
May Wettest month. 307mm · 29 rainy days

✓ Best Sep-Oct · ✗ Avoid May-Jun

Watch for May-Jun monsoon flooding risk · Jun-Nov cyclones & hurricanes risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions