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Monthly climate in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Ceiba features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2145 mm (84.4 inches) and receives 208 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Ceiba enjoys an average of 3466 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 6 minutes to 13 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico §

The warmest months in La Ceiba are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Ceiba experiences 244 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 La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico.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 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico §

La Ceiba usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 297 mm (11.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Ceiba are February, March and April. On average, 78 mm (3.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico.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) 154 (6.1) 82 (3.2) 73 (2.9) 78 (3.1) 172 (6.8) 289 (11.4) 116 (4.6) 198 (7.8) 252 (9.9) 349 (13.7) 237 (9.3) 145 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 10 8 11 21 25 18 23 27 24 16 12

Monthly sunshine hours in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico §

The sunniest months in La Ceiba are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Ceiba: January, February and June receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico.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 217 269 308 305 314 275 324 318 291 280 276 283
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 12m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 56m 13h 7m 13h 1m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 18m 11h 6m

Solar UV radiation in La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico §

La Ceiba 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Ceiba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Ceiba, Chiapas, Mexico.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) 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 10 9