Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dulce Nombre features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1448 mm (57.0 inches) and receives 200 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dulce Nombre enjoys an average of 3470 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dulce Nombre are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dulce Nombre experiences 249 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 | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Average low | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dulce Nombre, Copán, Honduras with other places around the world.
Dulce Nombre usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 227 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dulce Nombre are February, March and April. On average, 33 mm (1.3 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) | 58 (2.3) | 33 (1.3) | 32 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 140 (5.5) | 247 (9.7) | 103 (4.1) | 157 (6.2) | 213 (8.4) | 223 (8.8) | 152 (6.0) | 56 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Dulce Nombre are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dulce Nombre: January, June and October 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 | 239 | 278 | 316 | 308 | 304 | 273 | 304 | 298 | 288 | 275 | 280 | 302 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 21m | 11h 39m | 12h 3m | 12h 27m | 12h 48m | 12h 58m | 12h 52m | 12h 34m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 15m |
Dulce Nombre experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 Dulce Nombre UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |