Long rainy season
Suriname in June: weather, crowds and what to do
In June Suriname is in the long rainy season: around 31 °C by day, 23 °C at night, and roughly 290 mm of rainfall on average. Paramaribo is quiet at this time.
Check this Rainfall figures are long-run averages for the Paramaribo area and say nothing about one specific week. Season boundaries shift by a couple of weeks year to year.
Quiet and cheap, with Hindustani Immigration Day on 5 June: still the rainy season, but drying out towards the end of the month.
5 June is Hindustani Immigration Day, a national holiday with a commemoration at the Lalla Rookh monument.
Turtle hatchlings start appearing at Galibi from June.
The weeks just before the Dutch summer holidays are the quietest of the year.
Frequently asked questions
Is June a good month to visit Suriname?
Quiet and cheap, with Hindustani Immigration Day on 5 June: still the rainy season, but drying out towards the end of the month. Expect around 31 °C by day and roughly 290 mm of rain.
How hot is Suriname in June?
Around 31 °C by day and about 23 °C at night. Suriname sits close to the equator, so temperature barely changes across the year; rainfall is what defines the seasons.
Does it rain a lot in Suriname in June?
June averages about 290 mm. Suriname is in the long rainy season then. Even in the rainy season showers tend to be short and heavy, usually in the afternoon, rather than all-day grey.