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Monthly climate in La Jigua, Copán, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Jigua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2445 mm (96.3 inches) and receives 272 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Jigua enjoys an average of 3244 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Jigua, Copán, Honduras §

The warmest months in La Jigua are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Jigua experiences 248 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 Jigua, Copán, 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
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Jigua, Copán, Honduras §

La Jigua usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 306 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Jigua are February, March and April. On average, 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Jigua, Copán, 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) 113 (4.4) 80 (3.1) 99 (3.9) 91 (3.6) 237 (9.3) 309 (12.2) 243 (9.6) 274 (10.8) 288 (11.3) 320 (12.6) 285 (11.2) 106 (4.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 14 17 15 27 29 29 29 28 27 24 18

Monthly sunshine hours in La Jigua, Copán, Honduras §

The sunniest months in La Jigua are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Jigua: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Jigua, Copán, 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 196 255 296 301 303 267 287 292 287 261 240 254
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 20m 11h 38m 12h 3m 12h 28m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 53m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in La Jigua, Copán, Honduras §

La Jigua 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 Jigua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Jigua, Copán, 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