Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Barrios weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Puerto Barrios: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 280 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Pedro Sula (66 km away). In August its highs average 30.3°C, 0.7°C warmer than Puerto Barrios, with 171 mm of rain.
Among the 23 cities listed in Guatemala, Puerto Barrios ranks 2nd of 23 for the warmest August highs and 15th of 23 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 23 cities is 25.2°C; Puerto Barrios is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 280 mm to 302 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Puerto Barrios climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 244 | 20.4 | 11.311 h |
| February | 26.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 135 | 16.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 28.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 121 | 14.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 83 | 13.2 | 12.512 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 171 | 20.3 | 12.913 h |
| June | 29.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 288 | 27.2 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 30.1 | 13.013 h |
| August, selected | 29.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 280 | 28.8 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 302 | 27.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 373 | 26.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.5°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 400 | 22.9 | 11.411 h |
| December | 25.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 243 | 22.0 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- San Pedro Sula in AugustHonduras · 66 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Choloma in AugustHonduras · 70 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 171 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in AugustHonduras · 72 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 195 mm rain
- El Progreso in AugustHonduras · 93 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 239 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in AugustHonduras · 112 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.0°C · 163 mm rain
- Panzos in AugustGuatemala · 118 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 232 mm rain
- Chiquimula in AugustGuatemala · 145 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 158 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in AugustHonduras · 150 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 286 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Puerto Barrios) is explained once on the Puerto Barrios year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.