Climate averages 1991–2020
Tegucigalpa weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Tegucigalpa: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Danlí (67 km away). In December its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Tegucigalpa, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Honduras, Tegucigalpa ranks 11th of 13 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 26.4°C; Tegucigalpa is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.2 mm to 4.2 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Tegucigalpa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 3.7 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 30.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 15 | 2.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.4°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 61 | 8.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 279 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 27.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 248 | 23.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 27.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 123 | 17.0 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.0°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 189 | 21.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 276 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 256 | 22.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 25.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 45 | 7.6 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 25.7°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 8.2 | 1.8 | 11.311 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
December in nearby cities
- Danlí in DecemberHonduras · 67 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 17.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Ciudad Choluteca in DecemberHonduras · 86 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Siguatepeque in DecemberHonduras · 88 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa in DecemberHonduras · 124 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 79 mm rain
- San Miguel, El Salvador in DecemberEl Salvador · 125 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Estelí in DecemberNicaragua · 143 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- El Progreso in DecemberHonduras · 160 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 148 mm rain
- Chinandega in DecemberNicaragua · 162 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 6.3 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 Tegucigalpa) is explained once on the Tegucigalpa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.