Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Orica features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1151 mm (45.3 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Orica enjoys an average of 3500 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Orica are April, May and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Orica 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 | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average low | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Orica, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with other places around the world.
Orica usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 195 mm (7.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Orica 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) | 22 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) | 31 (1.2) | 178 (7.0) | 141 (5.6) | 79 (3.1) | 123 (4.8) | 164 (6.4) | 245 (9.6) | 112 (4.4) | 27 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Orica are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Orica: January, October and November receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232 | 281 | 315 | 310 | 311 | 292 | 313 | 308 | 296 | 277 | 270 | 289 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 21m | 11h 39m | 12h 3m | 12h 27m | 12h 48m | 12h 58m | 12h 52m | 12h 34m | 12h 10m | 11h 46m | 11h 26m | 11h 15m |
Orica 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 Orica 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 | 9 |