Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Chimbo features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1327 mm (52.3 inches) and receives 167 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Chimbo enjoys an average of 3575 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 56 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Chimbo are April, May and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Chimbo experiences 288 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) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Chimbo, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with other places around the world.
El Chimbo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 229 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Chimbo are January, February and March. On average, 17 mm (0.7 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) | 23 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 15 (0.6) | 48 (1.9) | 220 (8.6) | 210 (8.3) | 85 (3.3) | 133 (5.2) | 194 (7.6) | 258 (10.2) | 104 (4.1) | 25 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
The sunniest months in El Chimbo are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Chimbo: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246 | 286 | 322 | 313 | 306 | 291 | 319 | 312 | 300 | 281 | 285 | 306 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 22m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 56m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 17m |
El Chimbo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Chimbo 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 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |