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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 28 °C (82 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2018 mm (79.5 inches) and receives 151 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3720 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, Honduras §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are March, April and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 329 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 Santa Cruz, Choluteca, 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 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, Honduras §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 394 mm (15.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, 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) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 49 (1.9) 328 (12.9) 317 (12.5) 91 (3.6) 281 (11.1) 389 (15.3) 464 (18.3) 87 (3.4) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 7 23 23 12 23 27 26 10 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, Honduras §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, 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 264 296 331 325 316 300 336 324 304 289 304 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Choluteca, Honduras §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, 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 / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, Choluteca, 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) 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 10 9