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Monthly climate in La Ceiba, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Ceiba features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2153 mm (84.8 inches) and receives 243 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Ceiba enjoys an average of 3608 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Ceiba, Honduras §

The warmest months in La Ceiba are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Ceiba experiences 267 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Ceiba, Honduras.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Ceiba, Honduras §

La Ceiba usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 311 mm (12.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Ceiba are February, March and April. On average, 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Ceiba, Honduras.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 208 (8.2) 111 (4.4) 100 (4.0) 91 (3.6) 115 (4.5) 160 (6.3) 123 (4.8) 146 (5.8) 165 (6.5) 313 (12.3) 387 (15.2) 233 (9.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 10 11 11 22 24 25 26 27 27 24 20

Monthly sunshine hours in La Ceiba, Honduras §

The sunniest months in La Ceiba are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Ceiba: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Ceiba, Honduras.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 232 284 318 316 331 312 327 327 312 289 271 283
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 29m 12h 51m 13h 2m 12h 56m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 22m 11h 11m

Solar UV radiation in La Ceiba, Honduras §

La Ceiba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Ceiba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Ceiba, Honduras.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 9