La Ceiba weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇳 Honduras · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit La Ceiba is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with February and July close behind. La Ceiba averages about 2,265 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,265
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 1,678 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 222k
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit La Ceiba?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Ceiba is March, then February and July. The dullest month is May (60/100, 94 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Ceiba?
La Ceiba gets a moderate 2,265 hours of sunshine a year. March (78/100) is noticeably better than May (60). It ranks #8 of 8 destinations in Honduras for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,451 hours. The year's 1,678 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 164 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 100 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 78 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 46 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 60 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 94 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 60 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 139 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 121 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 62 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 128 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 150 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 237 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 249 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 65 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 172 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in La Ceiba by month
The sea off La Ceiba is warmest in June at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 73 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 119 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 191 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Belize City Belize · 253 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr
- Chetumal Mexico · 345 km · best in Feb · 2,483 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 349 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Utila Honduras · 41 km · 2,764 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Guanaja Honduras · 128 km · 2,723 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Comayagua Honduras · 172 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Placencia Belize · 184 km · 2,452 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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