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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Copán, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (66 °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 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1688 mm (66.4 inches) and receives 235 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3495 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Copán, Honduras §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 237 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, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°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
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Copán, Honduras §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 261 mm (10.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are February, March and April. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, 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) 64 (2.5) 42 (1.6) 42 (1.6) 38 (1.5) 175 (6.9) 295 (11.6) 145 (5.7) 197 (7.8) 251 (9.9) 237 (9.3) 144 (5.7) 59 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 11 12 9 24 26 25 26 27 26 19 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Copán, Honduras §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, 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 240 279 315 308 305 272 307 301 289 279 287 306
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 21m 11h 39m 12h 3m 12h 27m 12h 48m 12h 58m 12h 52m 12h 34m 12h 10m 11h 46m 11h 25m 11h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Copán, Honduras §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, 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) 11 13 14 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 10 9