Comayagua climate — normals and trends
Comayagua (Honduras) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 1,974 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Comayagua averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Comayagua has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 10 April 2020) and the coldest 3.3 °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
ComayaguaComayagua Department
- coords
- 14.46°, -87.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,974mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
36.7 °C
10 April 2020
Coldest day
3.3 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
116 mm
17 September 2025
Windiest day
24.1 km/h
16 March 1983
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
4 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
24 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
1.2 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
23 May 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 39 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 62 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 39 mm | -158 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 378 mm | +79 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 147 mm | -69 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 209 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 556 mm | +196 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 300 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 121 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Comayagua?
Comayagua has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 1,974 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Comayagua?
The hottest day measured in Comayagua between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2020, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Comayagua?
The coldest day measured in Comayagua between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Comayagua?
Almost never: Comayagua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Comayagua warmed?
Yes: Comayagua warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Comayagua?
The wettest day measured in Comayagua between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2025, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Comayagua?
The windiest day measured in Comayagua between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Comayagua?
The warmest month in Comayagua is May (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Comayagua?
Comayagua receives on average 1,974 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Comayagua?
Comayagua gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Comayagua?
Yes: Comayagua has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Comayagua?
In Comayagua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 24 April 2020, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 6 December 1945.
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