Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Guanaja features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1253 mm (49.3 inches) and receives 181 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Guanaja enjoys an average of 3763 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 9 minutes to 13 hours 4 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Guanaja are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Guanaja experiences 323 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 | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras with other places around the world.
Guanaja usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 22 rainy days and 231 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Guanaja are March, April and May. On average, 36 mm (1.4 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) | 110 (4.3) | 56 (2.2) | 51 (2.0) | 29 (1.1) | 27 (1.1) | 52 (2.1) | 91 (3.6) | 80 (3.2) | 62 (2.5) | 275 (10.8) | 261 (10.3) | 157 (6.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
The sunniest months in Guanaja are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Guanaja: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 249 | 292 | 328 | 329 | 343 | 325 | 336 | 337 | 327 | 303 | 288 | 301 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 15m | 11h 36m | 12h 2m | 12h 30m | 12h 53m | 13h 4m | 12h 58m | 12h 38m | 12h 11m | 11h 44m | 11h 20m | 11h 9m |
Guanaja experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Guanaja 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 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |