Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Lucia features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1151 mm (45.3 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Lucia enjoys an average of 3626 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 Santa Lucia are April, May and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Lucia experiences 306 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°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 (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Lucia, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with other places around the world.
Santa Lucia usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 218 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Lucia are January, February and March. On average, 9 mm (0.3 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) | 11 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 45 (1.8) | 216 (8.5) | 179 (7.0) | 62 (2.4) | 112 (4.4) | 163 (6.4) | 260 (10.2) | 76 (3.0) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Santa Lucia are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Lucia: January, February and October receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 290 | 326 | 317 | 305 | 291 | 325 | 318 | 302 | 283 | 294 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 46m | 12h 56m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 27m | 11h 17m |
Santa Lucia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April 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 Santa Lucia 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 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |