Climate averages 1991–2020
Ciudad Choluteca weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Ciudad Choluteca: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chinandega (75 km away). In December its highs average 31.6°C, 2.3°C cooler than Ciudad Choluteca, with 6.3 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Ciudad Choluteca ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 26.4°C; Ciudad Choluteca is 7.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.1 mm to 1.5 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
Ciudad Choluteca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 7.3 | 1.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 47 | 8.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 323 | 22.3 | 12.713 h |
| June | 32.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 340 | 22.8 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 159 | 15.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 33.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 286 | 21.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 425 | 27.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 396 | 24.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 32.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 58 | 8.5 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 33.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 5.1 | 1.5 | 11.411 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
- Chinandega in DecemberNicaragua · 75 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Tegucigalpa in DecemberHonduras · 86 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 92 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in DecemberNicaragua · 102 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Danlí in DecemberHonduras · 103 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 19 mm rain
- San Miguel, El Salvador in DecemberEl Salvador · 110 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Matagalpa in DecemberNicaragua · 143 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in DecemberHonduras · 160 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.7°C · 63 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 Ciudad Choluteca) is explained once on the Ciudad Choluteca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.