Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Cortez features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2254 mm (88.7 inches) and receives 255 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Puerto Cortez enjoys an average of 3467 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 Puerto Cortez are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Puerto Cortez experiences 301 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 (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Puerto Cortez, Cortés, Honduras with other places around the world.
Puerto Cortez usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 25 rainy days and 304 mm (12.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Puerto Cortez are February, April and May. On average, 97 mm (3.8 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) | 184 (7.2) | 101 (4.0) | 114 (4.5) | 75 (3.0) | 114 (4.5) | 218 (8.6) | 202 (8.0) | 197 (7.8) | 167 (6.6) | 279 (11.0) | 413 (16.3) | 189 (7.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Puerto Cortez are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Puerto Cortez: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211 | 268 | 311 | 311 | 321 | 300 | 318 | 318 | 306 | 278 | 253 | 265 |
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 |
Puerto Cortez 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 Puerto Cortez UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |