El Paraíso climate — normals and trends
El Paraíso (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,015 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 April (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
El Paraíso averages 0 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
El Paraíso has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 10 April 2004) 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
El ParaísoEl Paraíso Department
- coords
- 13.87°, -86.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,015mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
37.8 °C
10 April 2004
Coldest day
7.1 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
249 mm
30 October 1998
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
28 January 1988
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
28 January 1988
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
26 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.7 h
31 May 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 32 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 22 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 31 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | -96 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 237 mm | +56 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 56 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 136 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 249 mm | +75 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 30 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Paraíso?
El Paraíso has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Paraíso?
The hottest day measured in El Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2004, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Paraíso?
The coldest day measured in El Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in El Paraíso?
Almost never: El Paraíso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Paraíso warmed?
Yes: El Paraíso warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Paraíso?
The wettest day measured in El Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Paraíso?
The windiest day measured in El Paraíso between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Paraíso?
The warmest month in El Paraíso is April (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in El Paraíso?
El Paraíso receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Paraíso?
El Paraíso gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Paraíso?
Yes: El Paraíso has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Paraíso?
In El Paraíso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 6 December 1945.
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