Puerto Lempira weather by month & the best time to visit
🇭🇳 Honduras · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Puerto Lempira is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with April and February close behind. Puerto Lempira averages about 2,479 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 72 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,479
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 2,659 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- 11 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Lempira?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Lempira is March, then April and February. The dullest month is January (66/100, 151 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Lempira?
Puerto Lempira gets a moderate 2,479 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 14 Sunshine Score points separate March from January. It ranks #4 of 8 destinations in Honduras for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,451 hours. The year's 2,659 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 | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 151 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 92 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 72 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 78 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 82 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 174 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 289 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 283 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 263 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 217 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 454 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 363 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 219 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Lempira by month
The sea off Puerto Lempira is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°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 · 316 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- San Andrés Colombia · 372 km · best in Feb · 2,607 h sun/yr
- Tegucigalpa Honduras · 393 km · best in Jan · 2,423 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 432 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 445 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 517 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua · 142 km · 2,271 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Guanaja Honduras · 263 km · 2,723 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- La Ceiba Honduras · 333 km · 2,265 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Providencia Colombia · 336 km · 2,733 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Utila Honduras · 345 km · 2,764 h sun/yr · best in Apr
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