Climate averages 1991–2020
La Ceiba weather
in October.
A warm, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in La Ceiba: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 333 mm of rain on roughly 27 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Olanchito (38 km away). In October its highs average 29.2°C, 1.3°C warmer than La Ceiba, with 241 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, La Ceiba ranks 9th of 13 for the warmest October highs and 12th of 13 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 13 cities is 27.9°C; La Ceiba is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 333 mm to 373 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
La Ceiba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 224 | 16.9 | 11.311 h |
| February | 26.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 129 | 11.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 27.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 107 | 10.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 64 | 10.6 | 12.512 h |
| May | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 129 | 19.2 | 12.913 h |
| June | 29.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 150 | 23.7 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 140 | 25.2 | 13.013 h |
| August | 29.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 156 | 26.0 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 202 | 27.6 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 27.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 333 | 26.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 26.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 373 | 23.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 25.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 227 | 19.4 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Olanchito in OctoberHonduras · 38 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 241 mm rain
- Tocoa in OctoberHonduras · 84 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 281 mm rain
- El Progreso in OctoberHonduras · 116 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 297 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in OctoberHonduras · 123 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 314 mm rain
- Choloma in OctoberHonduras · 126 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 256 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in OctoberHonduras · 136 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 256 mm rain
- Catacamas in OctoberHonduras · 139 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 141 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in OctoberHonduras · 147 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 20.3°C · 204 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 La Ceiba) is explained once on the La Ceiba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.