Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Colorada features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2089 mm (82.3 inches) and receives 246 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Colorada enjoys an average of 3608 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Colorada are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Colorada experiences 288 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Colorada, Atlántida, Honduras with other places around the world.
La Colorada usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 272 mm (10.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Colorada are February, March and April. On average, 81 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 145 (5.7) | 82 (3.2) | 80 (3.2) | 80 (3.2) | 172 (6.8) | 206 (8.1) | 160 (6.3) | 190 (7.5) | 202 (8.0) | 305 (12.0) | 304 (12.0) | 162 (6.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
The sunniest months in La Colorada are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Colorada: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232 | 284 | 318 | 316 | 331 | 312 | 327 | 327 | 312 | 289 | 271 | 283 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 51m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
La Colorada 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 Colorada UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |