Climate and Average Weather Year Round in San Francisco de la Paz Honduras

In San Francisco de la Paz, the summers are short, hot, muggy, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, comfortable, humid, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 62°F to 89°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 93°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit San Francisco de la Paz for warm-weather activities is from early December to late March.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from March 26 to May 28, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is May, with an average high of 88°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from November 16 to February 3, with an average daily high temperature below 82°F. The coldest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is January, with an average low of 62°F and high of 81°F.

In San Francisco de la Paz, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in San Francisco de la Paz begins around November 18 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around April 18.

The clearest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 18 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around November 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in San Francisco de la Paz varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from May 21 to November 15, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in San Francisco de la Paz is September, with an average of 11.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.2 months, from November 15 to May 21. The month with the fewest wet days in San Francisco de la Paz is March, with an average of 2.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in San Francisco de la Paz is September, with an average of 11.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 41% on October 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. San Francisco de la Paz experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in San Francisco de la Paz. The month with the most rain in San Francisco de la Paz is October, with an average rainfall of 3.6 inches.

The month with the least rain in San Francisco de la Paz is March, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

The length of the day in San Francisco de la Paz varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:14 AM on June 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 0 minutes later at 6:14 AM on January 22. The earliest sunset is at 5:12 PM on November 21, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 6:18 PM on July 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in San Francisco de la Paz during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

San Francisco de la Paz experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from April 14 to December 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 44% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in San Francisco de la Paz is August, with 29.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in San Francisco de la Paz is February, with 8.0 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in San Francisco de la Paz experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 31 to May 27, with average wind speeds of more than 4.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 27 to October 31. The calmest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in San Francisco de la Paz varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.1 months, from October 21 to December 25, with a peak percentage of 61% on November 20. The wind is most often from the east for 9.9 months, from December 25 to October 21, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San Francisco de la Paz throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San Francisco de la Paz for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to late March, with a peak score in the second week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San Francisco de la Paz for hot-weather activities is from early March to early May, with a peak score in the last week of March.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in San Francisco de la Paz are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from March 5 to May 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is April, with an average of 7.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from September 10 to January 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in San Francisco de la Paz is December, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San Francisco de la Paz are 14.900 deg latitude, -86.200 deg longitude, and 2,188 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San Francisco de la Paz contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,509 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,259 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,022 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,520 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San Francisco de la Paz is covered by trees (38%), cropland (35%), and grassland (20%), within 10 miles by trees (43%) and grassland (26%), and within 50 miles by trees (60%) and cropland (19%).