Climate averages 1991–2020
Olanchito weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Olanchito: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 151 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes August a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Ceiba (38 km away). In August its highs average 29.3°C, 1.8°C cooler than Olanchito, with 156 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Olanchito ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest August highs and 4th of 13 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 13 cities is 29.7°C; Olanchito is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 151 mm to 175 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Olanchito climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 124 | 15.0 | 11.311 h |
| February | 28.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 78 | 10.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 30.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 69 | 9.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 49 | 8.9 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 144 | 17.6 | 12.813 h |
| June | 31.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 173 | 22.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 30.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 147 | 23.6 | 13.013 h |
| August, selected | 31.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 151 | 24.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 175 | 25.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 241 | 25.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 212 | 21.1 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 134 | 17.4 | 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
August in nearby cities
- La Ceiba in AugustHonduras · 38 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 25.0°C · 156 mm rain
- Tocoa in AugustHonduras · 65 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 129 mm rain
- Catacamas in AugustHonduras · 101 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 74 mm rain
- El Progreso in AugustHonduras · 132 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 239 mm rain
- Choloma in AugustHonduras · 148 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 171 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in AugustHonduras · 150 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 195 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in AugustHonduras · 152 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.0°C · 163 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in AugustHonduras · 156 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 171 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 Olanchito) is explained once on the Olanchito year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.