Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baracoa features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2080 mm (81.9 inches) and receives 249 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baracoa enjoys an average of 3514 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Baracoa are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baracoa experiences 314 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 | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Baracoa, Cortés, Honduras with other places around the world.
Baracoa usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 26 rainy days and 288 mm (11.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baracoa are February, March and April. On average, 73 mm (2.9 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) | 149 (5.9) | 71 (2.8) | 85 (3.3) | 62 (2.4) | 90 (3.5) | 217 (8.5) | 182 (7.2) | 217 (8.5) | 195 (7.7) | 296 (11.7) | 350 (13.8) | 167 (6.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Baracoa are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baracoa: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 216 | 274 | 315 | 313 | 325 | 305 | 325 | 322 | 308 | 281 | 256 | 269 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 17m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 29m | 12h 51m | 13h 2m | 12h 56m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 22m | 11h 11m |
Baracoa 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 Baracoa 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 | 9 |