Belize
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
127km²
Area
344km
Coastline
11m
Highest point
13,000
People
30°C
Warmest sea
September
3km
To the mainland
When to go to Ambergris Caye
Best for the beach from February to April.
The sea is warmest in September (30 °C) and coolest in January (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Belize
Ambergris Caye is an island in Belize. It covers 127 km², with 344 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 11 m. About 13,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 3 km away.
Getting there
- John Greif II Airport (SPR)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at BZE airport (Belize City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 3 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Ambergris Caye.
- 44beachesSecret Beach, Mahogany Bay Beach club private beach and 42 more
- 1viewpointsFurthest North 01132022
- 3dive centresWhiet Sands Dive Shop, Tuff E Nuff Tours & Dive Center, Sea Star Belize
- 43hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 28restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Ambergris Caye in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Ambergris Caye, each with its own numbers.
1beachCoastya
2lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
7.1km²
Laguna de Cantena
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
28.6°C
Laguna de Mato
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.7°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Laguna de Cantena7.1km²
- Laguna de Mato0.56km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 3 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- San Pedro17,429 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 93 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 130 | 213 | 134 | 158 | 175 | 238 | 156 | 108 |
| Wet days | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 |
| 2021 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 |
| 2025 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q457186) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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