Editing Geography of Suriname (section)

==Climate and climate change==
{{Further|Climate change in Suriname}}
Suriname has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] and a [[tropical monsoon climate]], with hot humid conditions year-round.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sánchez-Dávila |first1=Gabriel |title=Clasificación climática de Sudamérica |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b74200791dda49958d6d39eddaca74a0 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |access-date=6 November 2024 |language=Spanish |date=15 Sep 2022}}</ref>

[[Climate change]] in both [[Climate change in Suriname|Suriname]] and the wider world is leading to hotter temperatures and more [[extreme weather]]. As a fairly poor country, its contributions to global climate change have been limited. Suriname has a large forest cover, the country has been running a [[carbon dioxide removal|carbon negative]] economy since 2014.<ref name="Carbon Negative">{{cite web|date=2020-01-31|title=Suriname's climate promise, for a sustainable future|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/01/1056422|access-date=2020-06-07|website=UN News|language=en}}</ref> Hotter temperatures<ref name="Historical Climate">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Historical Climate Data Suriname|url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-historical|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607150146/https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-historical |archive-date=2020-06-07 |access-date=2020-06-07|website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org|language=en}}</ref> and changes in precipitation trends<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Climate Data Projects Suriname|url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-projections|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607150143/https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/suriname/climate-data-projections |archive-date=2020-06-07 |access-date=2020-06-07|website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org|language=en}}</ref> are predicted because of climate change.

{{Weather box
|collapsed = Yes 
|location = [[Paramaribo]]
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C=33
|Feb record high C=34
|Mar record high C=35
|Apr record high C=37
|May record high C=37
|Jun record high C=36
|Jul record high C=37
|Aug record high C=37
|Sep record high C=36
|Oct record high C=37
|Nov record high C=36
|Dec record high C=36
|year record high C=37
|Jan high C = 30
|Feb high C = 30
|Mar high C = 30
|Apr high C = 31
|May high C = 30
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 31
|Aug high C = 32
|Sep high C = 33
|Oct high C = 33
|Nov high C = 32
|Dec high C = 30
|year high C = 31
|Jan mean C = 26
|Feb mean C = 26
|Mar mean C = 26
|Apr mean C = 27
|May mean C = 27
|Jun mean C = 27
|Jul mean C = 27
|Aug mean C = 27
|Sep mean C = 28
|Oct mean C = 28
|Nov mean C = 27
|Dec mean C = 26
|year mean C = 27
|Jan low C = 22
|Feb low C = 22
|Mar low C = 22
|Apr low C = 22
|May low C = 23
|Jun low C = 22
|Jul low C = 22
|Aug low C = 23
|Sep low C = 23
|Oct low C = 23
|Nov low C = 23
|Dec low C = 22
|year low C = 22
|Jan record low C=17
|Feb record low C=17
|Mar record low C=17
|Apr record low C=18
|May record low C=19
|Jun record low C=20
|Jul record low C=20
|Aug record low C=15
|Sep record low C=21
|Oct record low C=20
|Nov record low C=21
|Dec record low C=18
|year record low C=15
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 200
|Feb rain mm = 140
|Mar rain mm = 150
|Apr rain mm = 210
|May rain mm = 290
|Jun rain mm = 290
|Jul rain mm = 230
|Aug rain mm = 170
|Sep rain mm = 90
|Oct rain mm = 90
|Nov rain mm = 120
|Dec rain mm = 180
|source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name="WeatherbaseP">{{cite web
|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=52218&refer=&units=metric
|title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Paramaribo }}</ref>
|date=April 4, 2014
}}

{{Weather box
|collapsed = Yes 
|location = [[Nieuw Nickerie]]
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 32.5
|Feb record high C = 32.4
|Mar record high C = 32.5
|Apr record high C = 33.2
|May record high C = 34.8
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 34.5
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 35.4
|Oct record high C = 36.3
|Nov record high C = 34.9
|Dec record high C = 33.8

|Jan high C = 28.9
|Feb high C = 29.0
|Mar high C = 29.2
|Apr high C = 29.5
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 30.3
|Aug high C = 31.1
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Oct high C = 31.7
|Nov high C = 30.9
|Dec high C = 29.8
|year high C = 30.1
|Jan mean C = 26.5
|Feb mean C = 26.6
|Mar mean C = 26.9
|Apr mean C = 27.2
|May mean C = 27.2
|Jun mean C = 27.1
|Jul mean C = 27.2
|Aug mean C = 27.8
|Sep mean C = 28.3
|Oct mean C = 28.2
|Nov mean C = 27.8
|Dec mean C = 27.0
|year mean C = 27.3
|Jan low C = 23.5
|Feb low C = 23.7
|Mar low C = 24.0
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 24.2
|Jun low C = 23.9
|Jul low C = 23.7
|Aug low C = 24.0
|Sep low C = 24.2
|Oct low C = 24.0
|Nov low C = 23.9
|Dec low C = 23.7
|year low C = 24.0
|Jan record low C = 18.3
|Feb record low C = 18.2
|Mar record low C = 19.1
|Apr record low C = 19.9
|May record low C = 20.7
|Jun record low C = 20.6
|Jul record low C = 20.9
|Aug record low C = 19.9
|Sep record low C = 20.9
|Oct record low C = 20.3
|Nov record low C = 20.0
|Dec record low C = 20.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 191
|Feb rain mm = 114
|Mar rain mm = 111
|Apr rain mm = 191
|May rain mm = 246
|Jun rain mm = 316
|Jul rain mm = 266
|Aug rain mm = 168
|Sep rain mm = 61
|Oct rain mm = 61
|Nov rain mm = 79
|Dec rain mm = 176
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 80
|Apr humidity = 80
|May humidity = 82
|Jun humidity = 83
|Jul humidity = 82
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 78
|Nov humidity = 79
|Dec humidity = 82
| source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref name=DWDNN>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_812020_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Nickerie / Surinam
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = 21 June 2016}}
</ref>
}}