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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Catacamas Honduras

At Catacamas, the summers are short, warm, humid, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, cool, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 55°F to 81°F and is rarely below 51°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Catacamas for warm-weather activities is from mid December to mid April.

Climate at Catacamas

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Catacamas weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 27 to May 28, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year at Catacamas is May, with an average high of 81°F and low of 63°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 21 to February 3, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year at Catacamas is January, with an average low of 55°F and high of 74°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Catacamas

Average High and Low Temperature at CatacamaswarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1574°FJan 1574°FMay 381°FMay 381°F55°F55°F63°F63°FMar 2780°FMar 2780°FNov 2175°FNov 2175°F60°F60°F63°F63°F57°F57°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 74°F76°F79°F81°F81°F78°F76°F77°F78°F77°F75°F74°F
Temp. 63°F65°F68°F70°F71°F69°F67°F68°F68°F67°F65°F64°F
Low 55°F56°F59°F61°F63°F63°F61°F61°F61°F60°F58°F56°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Catacamas

Average Hourly Temperature at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Ilula, Tanzania (8,493 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Catacamas (view comparison).

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At Catacamas, 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 at Catacamas begins around November 19 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around April 19.

The clearest month of the year at Catacamas 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 19 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around November 19.

The cloudiest month of the year at Catacamas is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 87% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Catacamas

Cloud Cover Categories at CatacamasclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 1777%Jan 1777%Jun 1312%Jun 1312%Nov 1944%Nov 1944%Apr 1945%Apr 1945%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 24%26%30%52%79%87%80%79%84%78%57%34%
Clearer 76%74%70%48%21%13%20%21%16%22%43%66%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Catacamas varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.1 months, from May 20 to November 22, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Catacamas is July, with an average of 11.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.9 months, from November 22 to May 20. The month with the fewest wet days at Catacamas is March, with an average of 2.3 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 at Catacamas is July, with an average of 11.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 38% on October 4.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Catacamas

Daily Chance of Precipitation at CatacamaswetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Oct 438%Oct 438%Mar 257%Mar 257%May 2022%May 2022%Nov 2222%Nov 2222%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.7d2.8d2.3d2.5d6.2d10.6d11.3d10.4d10.7d10.8d7.3d5.1d

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. Catacamas experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Catacamas. The month with the most rain at Catacamas is October, with an average rainfall of 3.5 inches.

The month with the least rain at Catacamas is March, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Catacamas

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.0″0.9″0.7″0.7″2.1″3.5″3.1″2.8″3.4″3.5″2.5″1.5″

The length of the day at Catacamas 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.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Catacamas

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1913 hr, 1 minJun 2013 hr, 1 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 15 minDec 2111 hr, 15 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.4h11.7h12.1h12.5h12.8h13.0h12.9h12.6h12.2h11.8h11.4h11.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:13 AM on June 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 0 minutes later at 6:13 AM on January 22. The earliest sunset is at 5:11 PM on November 21, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 6:17 PM on July 7.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Catacamas during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Catacamas

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PMJun 15:13 AMJun 15:13 AM6:17 PMJul 76:17 PMJul 7Nov 215:11 PMNov 215:11 PM6:13 AMJan 226:13 AMJan 22daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Catacamas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080805290NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Catacamas

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Catacamas experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from April 20 to December 19, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 32% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Catacamas is September, with 27.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Catacamas is February, with 3.6 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Catacamas

Humidity Comfort Levels at CatacamasmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 912%Feb 912%92%Sep 1792%Sep 17Apr 2032%Apr 2032%Dec 1932%Dec 1932%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 5.4d3.6d4.7d8.7d18.1d24.8d25.4d26.6d27.1d25.7d17.6d10.8d

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 at Catacamas experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 30 to May 27, with average wind speeds of more than 3.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Catacamas is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 27 to October 30. The calmest month of the year at Catacamas is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Catacamas

Average Wind Speed at CatacamaswindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphMar 144.5 mphMar 144.5 mphSep 293.3 mphSep 293.3 mphMay 273.9 mphMay 273.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.44.44.54.44.04.04.33.93.43.54.14.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Catacamas varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.2 months, from October 21 to December 26, with a peak percentage of 61% on November 20. The wind is most often from the east for 9.8 months, from December 26 to October 21, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Catacamas

Wind Direction at CatacamasENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNoweastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Catacamas 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 Catacamas for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to mid April, with a peak score in the last week of March.

Tourism Score at Catacamas

Tourism Score at Catacamasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.55.05.05.15.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Catacamas for hot-weather activities is from mid March to mid May, with a peak score in the third week of April.

Beach/Pool Score at Catacamas

Beach/Pool Score at Catacamasbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.24.22.62.62.92.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 at Catacamas 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Catacamas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days at Catacamas

Growing Degree Days at CatacamasJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 890°FJan 890°FMar 4900°FMar 4900°FApr 211,800°FApr 211,800°FDec 316,199°FDec 316,199°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 6 to May 3, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Catacamas 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 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Catacamas is December, with an average of 5.1 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Catacamas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at CatacamasbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 307.2 kWhMar 307.2 kWhDec 105.1 kWhDec 105.1 kWhSep 105.5 kWhSep 105.5 kWhJan 175.5 kWhJan 175.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.56.37.07.16.25.65.95.95.45.25.25.1

This report illustrates the typical weather at Catacamas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Catacamas has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is La Ceiba Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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