Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Chichicaste features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1486 mm (58.5 inches) and receives 220 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Chichicaste enjoys an average of 3477 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Chichicaste are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Chichicaste experiences 297 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) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Chichicaste, El Paraíso, Honduras with other places around the world.
El Chichicaste usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 234 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Chichicaste are January, February and March. On average, 34 mm (1.3 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) | 35 (1.4) | 32 (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 56 (2.2) | 235 (9.3) | 200 (7.9) | 124 (4.9) | 143 (5.6) | 189 (7.5) | 267 (10.5) | 119 (4.7) | 51 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 15 |
The sunniest months in El Chichicaste are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Chichicaste: January, February and October receive an average of 8 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 279 | 311 | 311 | 298 | 279 | 305 | 303 | 298 | 276 | 282 | 294 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 18m |
El Chichicaste experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April 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 El Chichicaste UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |