Climate averages 1991–2020
Catacamas weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Catacamas: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 18.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tocoa (93 km away). In December its highs average 26.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Catacamas, with 166 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Catacamas ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 26.4°C; Catacamas is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Catacamas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 19 | 6.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 29.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 10 | 3.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 13 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 100 | 14.9 | 12.813 h |
| June | 29.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 110 | 21.2 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.0°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 77 | 17.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 30.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 74 | 17.7 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 109 | 18.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.4°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 141 | 18.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 65 | 10.4 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 27.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 23 | 6.0 | 11.311 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
December in nearby cities
- Tocoa in DecemberHonduras · 93 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 20.4°C · 166 mm rain
- Olanchito in DecemberHonduras · 101 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 134 mm rain
- Danlí in DecemberHonduras · 117 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 19 mm rain
- La Ceiba in DecemberHonduras · 139 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 22.2°C · 227 mm rain
- Tegucigalpa in DecemberHonduras · 165 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 202 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in DecemberHonduras · 210 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.7°C · 63 mm rain
- El Progreso in DecemberHonduras · 213 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 148 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 Catacamas) is explained once on the Catacamas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.