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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz de Yojoa features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1431 mm (56.3 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz de Yojoa enjoys an average of 3354 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 Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz de Yojoa are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz de Yojoa experiences 297 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 de Yojoa, 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
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras §

Santa Cruz de Yojoa usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 195 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz de Yojoa are February, March and April. On average, 42 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, 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) 44 (1.7) 38 (1.5) 45 (1.8) 131 (5.2) 212 (8.3) 124 (4.9) 142 (5.6) 172 (6.8) 200 (7.9) 169 (6.6) 81 (3.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 9 10 8 20 21 22 22 23 24 20 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz de Yojoa are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz de Yojoa: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, 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 205 264 304 306 311 290 304 302 295 267 242 257
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 3m 12h 28m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 24m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, Honduras §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz de Yojoa, 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 13 13 13 13 12 10 9