Climate averages 1991–2020
Olanchito weather
in September.
A hot, wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Olanchito: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 175 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes September a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Ceiba (38 km away). In September its highs average 29.2°C, 1.8°C cooler than Olanchito, with 202 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Olanchito ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 13 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 13 cities is 29.5°C; Olanchito is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 175 mm to 241 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- La Ceiba in SeptemberHonduras · 38 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 202 mm rain
- Tocoa in SeptemberHonduras · 65 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 174 mm rain
- Catacamas in SeptemberHonduras · 101 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 109 mm rain
- El Progreso in SeptemberHonduras · 132 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 268 mm rain
- Choloma in SeptemberHonduras · 148 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 205 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in SeptemberHonduras · 150 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 221 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in SeptemberHonduras · 152 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 226 mm rain
- San Pedro Sula in SeptemberHonduras · 156 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 205 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.