Climate averages 1991–2020
Olanchito weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Olanchito: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 241 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes October a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Ceiba (38 km away). In October its highs average 27.9°C, 1.3°C cooler than Olanchito, with 333 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Olanchito ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 13 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 13 cities is 27.9°C; Olanchito is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 241 mm to 212 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- La Ceiba in OctoberHonduras · 38 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 333 mm rain
- Tocoa in OctoberHonduras · 65 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.4°C · 281 mm rain
- Catacamas in OctoberHonduras · 101 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 141 mm rain
- El Progreso in OctoberHonduras · 132 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 297 mm rain
- Choloma in OctoberHonduras · 148 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 256 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in OctoberHonduras · 150 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 314 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in OctoberHonduras · 152 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 20.3°C · 204 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in OctoberHonduras · 156 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 256 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.