Climate averages 1991–2020
Olanchito weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Olanchito: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 19.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 78 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Ceiba (38 km away). In February its highs average 26.6°C, 1.8°C cooler than Olanchito, with 129 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Olanchito ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest February highs and 7th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 27.9°C; Olanchito is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 78 mm to 69 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- La Ceiba in FebruaryHonduras · 38 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 129 mm rain
- Tocoa in FebruaryHonduras · 65 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 83 mm rain
- Catacamas in FebruaryHonduras · 101 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.0°C · 10 mm rain
- El Progreso in FebruaryHonduras · 132 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 85 mm rain
- Choloma in FebruaryHonduras · 148 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in FebruaryHonduras · 150 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in FebruaryHonduras · 152 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 47 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in FebruaryHonduras · 156 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 90 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.