Esquías climate — normals and trends
Esquías (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 811 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Esquías averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Esquías has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 12 March 2010) and the coldest 5.0 °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
EsquíasComayagua Department
- coords
- 14.74°, -87.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.8°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
811mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
57 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.1 °C
12 March 2010
Coldest day
5.0 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
179 mm
31 October 1998
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
23 February 1989
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
17 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
11 April 1984
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
25 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 32 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 27 mm | -68 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 125 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 67 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 145 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 129 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 102 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 41 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esquías?
Esquías has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 811 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esquías?
The hottest day measured in Esquías between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esquías?
The coldest day measured in Esquías between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Esquías?
Almost never: Esquías sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Esquías warmed?
Yes: Esquías warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esquías?
The wettest day measured in Esquías between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1998, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esquías?
The windiest day measured in Esquías between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1989, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esquías?
The warmest month in Esquías is April (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Esquías?
Esquías receives on average 811 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esquías?
Esquías gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Esquías?
Yes: Esquías has on average 57 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esquías?
In Esquías, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 11 April 1984, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 6 December 1945.
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