Monthly climate in El Achiotal, Lempira, Honduras

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Achiotal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1201 mm (47.3 inches) and receives 149 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Achiotal enjoys an average of 3594 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Achiotal, Lempira, Honduras §

The warmest months in El Achiotal are March, April and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Achiotal experiences 328 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 El Achiotal, Lempira, 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 37°C
(98°F)
40°C
(103°F)
39°C
(103°F)
39°C
(103°F)
38°C
(100°F)
36°C
(97°F)
38°C
(101°F)
38°C
(100°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)
37°C
(99°F)
38°C
(101°F)
39°C
(102°F)
37°C
(99°F)
34°C
(93°F)
36°C
(98°F)
36°C
(98°F)
35°C
(94°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(96°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(96°F)
35°C
(96°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(88°F)
34°C
(93°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)
18°C
(65°F)
19°C
(66°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(63°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(67°F)
20°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(66°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Achiotal, Lempira, Honduras §

El Achiotal usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 217 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Achiotal are January, February and March. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Achiotal, Lempira, 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) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 32 (1.2) 217 (8.5) 216 (8.5) 98 (3.8) 160 (6.3) 204 (8.0) 218 (8.6) 47 (1.9) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 7 23 24 17 21 26 24 6 1

Monthly sunshine hours in El Achiotal, Lempira, Honduras §

The sunniest months in El Achiotal are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Achiotal: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Achiotal, Lempira, 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 260 290 326 314 303 274 325 304 288 279 303 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 45m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 18m

Solar UV radiation in El Achiotal, Lempira, Honduras §

El Achiotal 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 / 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 Achiotal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Achiotal, Lempira, 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) 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 10 9