Tegucigalpa weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Tegucigalpa is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with February and March close behind. Tegucigalpa averages about 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,423
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 1,167 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 946k
- Elevation
- 993 m
When is the best time to visit Tegucigalpa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tegucigalpa is January, then February and March. The dullest month is May (66/100, 170 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tegucigalpa?
Tegucigalpa gets a moderate 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. January (92/100) is noticeably better than May (66). It ranks #5 of 8 destinations in Honduras for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,451 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 47% of the annual 1,167 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 8 mm | 8 |
| February | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 8 mm | 10 |
| March | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 10 mm | 11 |
| April | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 40 mm | 10 |
| May | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 170 mm | 10 |
| June | 66 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 201 mm | 10 |
| July | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 114 mm | 10 |
| August | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 148 mm | 11 |
| September | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 213 mm | 10 |
| October | 66 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 184 mm | 9 |
| November | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 43 mm | 8 |
| December | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 28 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Pedro Sula Honduras · 172 km · best in Apr · 2,266 h sun/yr
- San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) El Salvador · 210 km · best in Nov · 3,137 h sun/yr
- Managua Nicaragua · 242 km · best in Jan · 2,818 h sun/yr
- Coxen Hole Honduras · 262 km · best in Apr · 2,764 h sun/yr
- Guatemala City Guatemala · 361 km · best in Jan · 2,706 h sun/yr
- Belize City Belize · 404 km · best in Apr · 2,402 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Comayagua Honduras · 56 km · 2,423 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- La Ceiba Honduras · 191 km · 2,265 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Utila Honduras · 231 km · 2,764 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Puerto Barrios Guatemala · 237 km · 2,179 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Tegucigalpa compares month by month: Tegucigalpa vs San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Tegucigalpa vs Managua · Tegucigalpa vs San Pedro Sula · Tegucigalpa vs Liberia · all comparisons
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