How warm does Copán & western Honduras get?

Typical daytime highs in Copán & western Honduras are Mar–May 33°C (91°F), Jun–Aug 32°C (90°F), Sep–Nov 30°C (86°F), Dec–Feb 28°C (82°F).

Is Copán & western Honduras expensive?

On the ground, Copán & western Honduras is budget-friendly.

Latin America & Caribbean / Honduras

Copán & western Honduras

Q: What sort of trip is Copán & western Honduras good for?

Copán & western Honduras is good for old stones and real towns, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Copán & western Honduras · Honduras · San Pedro Sula

Maya ruins with hieroglyphic staircases more detailed than almost anywhere else the civilisation built, macaws bred here for ceremony still nesting in the trees above the temples, and a coffee region in the hills behind worth the detour on its own.

The best time to visit Copán & western Honduras is Nov–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 33°C (91°F). Local time there is 00:05 (UTC-6).

Best time to go

Nov–Apr

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

SAP · San Pedro Sula

Good for

old stones and real towns the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February March April November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 360mm0 to 14.2in

January · high 81°F · rain 5.7in · 11.3h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at San Pedro Sula, this page’s gateway

Copán & western Honduras month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	27°C81°F	144mm5.7in	11.3h11.3h	in the recommended window
February	29°C83°F	102mm4.0in	11.6h11.6h	in the recommended window
March	30°C87°F	76mm3.0in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	34°C92°F	65mm2.6in	12.5h12.5h	in the recommended window
May	34°C93°F	141mm5.6in	12.8h12.8h
June	33°C91°F	208mm8.2in	13.0h13.0h
July	32°C89°F	216mm8.5in	13.0h13.0h
August	32°C90°F	220mm8.7in	12.6h12.6h
September	32°C89°F	253mm10.0in	12.2h12.2h
October	31°C87°F	238mm9.4in	11.8h11.8h
November	28°C82°F	356mm14.0in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
December	27°C81°F	129mm5.1in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: HNL · Honduran lempira
Language: Spanish
Plug: A, B
Driving: on the right

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