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Monthly climate in El Zapote, Cortés, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Zapote features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1678 mm (66.1 inches) and receives 224 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Zapote enjoys an average of 3408 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Zapote, Cortés, Honduras §

The warmest months in El Zapote are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Zapote experiences 289 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 El Zapote, Cortés, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Zapote, Cortés, Honduras §

El Zapote usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 220 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Zapote are February, March and April. On average, 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Zapote, Cortés, 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) 72 (2.8) 49 (1.9) 51 (2.0) 44 (1.7) 133 (5.3) 206 (8.1) 184 (7.2) 206 (8.1) 217 (8.5) 238 (9.4) 201 (7.9) 78 (3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 10 12 10 19 23 24 24 25 25 22 16

Monthly sunshine hours in El Zapote, Cortés, Honduras §

The sunniest months in El Zapote are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Zapote: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Zapote, Cortés, 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 212 270 308 307 315 295 311 307 297 270 247 264
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 20m 11h 38m 12h 3m 12h 28m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 53m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 24m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in El Zapote, Cortés, Honduras §

El Zapote 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 El Zapote UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Zapote, Cortés, 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 13 10 9