Climate averages 1991–2020
Danlí 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 Danlí: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 19 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 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tegucigalpa (67 km away). In December its highs average 25.7°C, about as warm as Danlí, with 8.2 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Danlí ranks joint 8th of 13 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 26.4°C; Danlí is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 19 mm to 15 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
Danlí climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 15 | 5.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 28.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 9.2 | 3.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 12 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 32 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 170 | 17.6 | 12.813 h |
| June | 27.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 185 | 23.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 27.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 112 | 20.8 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 128 | 21.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 171 | 22.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 190 | 21.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 60 | 11.9 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 25.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 19 | 6.2 | 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
- Tegucigalpa in DecemberHonduras · 67 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in DecemberHonduras · 103 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 107 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Catacamas in DecemberHonduras · 117 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Matagalpa in DecemberNicaragua · 142 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in DecemberHonduras · 148 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Olanchito in DecemberHonduras · 161 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.9°C · 134 mm rain
- Chinandega in DecemberNicaragua · 167 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 6.3 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 Danlí) is explained once on the Danlí year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.