El Progreso climate — normals and trends
El Progreso has a tropical rainforest climate, averaging 24.2 °C annually with 2,304 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
El ProgresoYoro Department
- coords
- 15.40°, -87.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,304mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
39.1 °C
4 April 1949
Coldest day
9.6 °C
13 March 1996
Wettest day
225 mm
17 October 1943
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
19 September 1974
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
19 September 1974
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
13 March 1996
Sunniest day
12.6 h
28 May 1973
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 143 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 75 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 62 mm | -81 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 289 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 189 mm | -83 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 161 mm | -88 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 280 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 292 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 364 mm | +99 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 215 mm | +45 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
El Progreso (Honduras) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,304 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
El Progreso averages 0 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
El Progreso has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 4 April 1949) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 13 March 1996).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Progreso?
El Progreso has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,304 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Progreso?
The hottest day measured in El Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1949, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Progreso?
The coldest day measured in El Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1996, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in El Progreso?
Almost never: El Progreso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Progreso warmed?
Yes: El Progreso warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Progreso?
The wettest day measured in El Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1943, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Progreso?
The windiest day measured in El Progreso between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1974, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Progreso?
The warmest month in El Progreso is May (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in El Progreso?
El Progreso receives on average 2,304 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Progreso?
El Progreso gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El Progreso?
Yes: El Progreso has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Progreso?
In El Progreso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 17 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 13 March 1996.
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