Climate averages 1991–2020
Ciudad Choluteca weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Ciudad Choluteca: daytime highs average 35.8°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chinandega (75 km away). In February its highs average 33.2°C, 2.6°C cooler than Ciudad Choluteca, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Ciudad Choluteca ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 27.9°C; Ciudad Choluteca is 7.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.6 mm to 7.3 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Chinandega in FebruaryNicaragua · 75 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Tegucigalpa in FebruaryHonduras · 86 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Estelí in FebruaryNicaragua · 92 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 2.6 mm rain
- León, Nicaragua in FebruaryNicaragua · 102 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Danlí in FebruaryHonduras · 103 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.9°C · 9.2 mm rain
- San Miguel, El Salvador in FebruaryEl Salvador · 110 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Matagalpa in FebruaryNicaragua · 143 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in FebruaryHonduras · 160 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 15.3°C · 34 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.