Catacamas climate — normals and trends
Catacamas (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 790 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Catacamas averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Catacamas has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 12 March 2010) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 6 December 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CatacamasOlancho Department
- coords
- 14.85°, -85.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
790mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
182 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.7 °C
12 March 2010
Coldest day
7.1 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
220 mm
30 October 1998
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
28 October 1998
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
17 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.7 h
26 May 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 52 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 35 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 204 mm | +82 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 60 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 174 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 117 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catacamas?
Catacamas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 790 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catacamas?
The hottest day measured in Catacamas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catacamas?
The coldest day measured in Catacamas between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Catacamas?
Almost never: Catacamas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Catacamas warmed?
Yes: Catacamas warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catacamas?
The wettest day measured in Catacamas between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catacamas?
The windiest day measured in Catacamas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catacamas?
The warmest month in Catacamas is May (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Catacamas?
Catacamas receives on average 790 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catacamas?
Catacamas gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Catacamas?
Yes: Catacamas has on average 182 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catacamas?
In Catacamas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 26 March 2024, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 6 December 1945.
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