The geographical position

Suriname is located between 2° and 6° North of the Equator with a land area of 164.000 km² (100 km² = 38,61 sq. miles). The shape of the country is almost square. The northern border is the Atlantic Ocean. The west side is bordered by the People's Republic of Guyana, and the east side by French Guyana - both countries are accessible by paved road. Brazil is at the southern border, which runs through the mountains and hilly savannas of the Amazon region.
Paramaribo, the capital, is located at the mouth of the Suriname River. The City has some 250.000 inhabitants. The vast, undisturbed interior is part of the Amazon rainforest. Here the earth folds into mountain ridges with tops up to 1.200 meters.
The climate is warm and humid; temperatures average about 27°C (81 F). Even at night, the temperature rarely drops below 24°C (75 F). At mid-day during the dry seasons the temperature may reach 36°C (96 F) in the shade. The constant trade winds bring some cooling relief.

September and October are the warmest months, and the coolest are January and February.
Although not fully predictable, the year is divided into two dry seasons and two rainy seasons:

Short dry season	beginning of February through April
Long rainy season	May to mid-August
Long dry season	mid-August through November
Short rainy season	December through January

Suriname time is two hours later than Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the USA and three hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in Europe.