Living in Belize
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 2,473 properties are on the market as we write this.
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What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Belize are asking more than $249,000 — agents here quote USD rather than the local BZD, which is worth knowing before you compare anything — about £188k — and half less. That is 53% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site. Renting, the middle of the market is $1,250 a month (£942). Put together, that is a gross yield of about 6.0% — before any of the costs that make a real return smaller.
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Bahrain (£180k), Dominica (£154k), Samoa (£69k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Bahrain, Dominica, Grenada — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Within an hour's flight
The weather, month by month
Climate · Orange Walk
Station: PUCTE · 17.6 km from the representative point.
Explore monthly temperature and rainfall
Typical daytime temperature
1991–2020 station normals · Average daily high (°C)
Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.
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| Period or area | Average daily high (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 29 |
| Feb | 30 |
| Mar | 32 |
| Apr | 34 |
| May | 35 |
| Jun | 33 |
| Jul | 33 |
| Aug | 34 |
| Sep | 33 |
| Oct | 32 |
| Nov | 30 |
| Dec | 29 |
Rainfall through the year
1991–2020 station normals · Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.
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| Period or area | Mean monthly precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 69 |
| Feb | 35 |
| Mar | 26 |
| Apr | 43 |
| May | 125 |
| Jun | 209 |
| Jul | 164 |
| Aug | 193 |
| Sep | 189 |
| Oct | 181 |
| Nov | 95 |
| Dec | 60 |
12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.
What is actually here
What's on in Belize
09/29Wine TastingSirenian Bay Wine Room09/30Caye Caulker Village Food Night — 30 Sep
Caye Caulker village · Belize District09/30Flavors of Belize: Rum & Bites
three60 Martini Bar10/01Conch season: October 1 to June 1 (sometimes closing early if quotas are met)
What is for sale right now
Browse 2,347 homes for sale 126 to rent
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-11-07 from 18 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side