Suriname in April

Rains begin late in the month; Easter.

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatLong dry season: good for the interior.
• OctoberGreatDry; low rivers and good wildlife.
• NovemberGreatDry; Independence Day on 25 November; Diwali.
• FebruaryGreatShort dry spell; Phagwa and Chinese New Year events.

• Coast and Paramaribo · Paramaribo, Commewijne, Nickerie, Galibifine

  Hot and humid, 23–32 °C (73–90 °F). Short wet season about December–January, short dry about February–April, long wet about late April–mid-August, long dry mid-August–November.Hot and humid, 73–90 °F (23–32 °C). Short wet season about December–January, short dry about February–April, long wet about late April–mid-August, long dry mid-August–November.

• Rainforest interior · Upper Suriname River, Brownsberg, Raleighvallenfine

  Wetter than the coast; rivers are highest in June–July, rapids lowest in October–November.

• Paramaribo31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 16 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Good Friday and Easter Monday

  Mar–Apr (varies)

  Closures.

• Easter check

  Movable · Paramaribo

  Shops closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

• Main rainy season

  Late Apr–Aug · Paramaribo

  Heavy downpours; interior roads and rivers can be hard to travel.

Crowds · Suriname

Medium

Prices · Suriname

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Suriname, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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