Gualaco climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gualaco?

Gualaco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,152 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gualaco?

The hottest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1998, reaching 37.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gualaco?

The coldest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 6.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gualaco?

Almost never: Gualaco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Gualaco warmed?

Yes: Gualaco warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gualaco?

The wettest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gualaco?

The windiest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gualaco?

The warmest month in Gualaco is May (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gualaco?

Gualaco receives on average 1,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gualaco?

Gualaco gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gualaco (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,152 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Gualaco averages 0 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Gualaco 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 37.7 °C (on 11 May 1998) and the coldest 6.6 °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

GualacoOlancho Department

coords: 15.03°, -86.07°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

26.9°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,152mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

44 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.1 °C

Average feels-like low

19.3 °C

Average peak gust

35.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

20 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.7 °C

11 May 1998

Coldest day

6.6 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

205 mm

30 October 1998

Windiest day

31.0 km/h

28 October 1998

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

17 November 2020

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

11 April 1984

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.7 h

26 May 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.2 °C16 March 2025	13.1 °C12 April 2025	22.8 °C	1,159 mm	82
2024	36.1 °C26 March 2024	11.9 °C22 February 2024	23.4 °C	1,611 mm	117
2023	34.6 °C22 April 2023	12.7 °C17 January 2023	23.1 °C	1,262 mm	126
2022	34.0 °C7 April 2022	13.4 °C8 February 2022	22.3 °C	1,382 mm	43
2021	33.8 °C19 May 2021	11.6 °C3 February 2021	22.6 °C	822 mm	89
2020	35.7 °C10 April 2020	11.7 °C24 February 2020	22.8 °C	1,410 mm	102
2019	34.4 °C15 May 2019	12.4 °C28 December 2019	22.9 °C	802 mm	116
2018	31.8 °C12 March 2018	12.3 °C22 December 2018	21.9 °C	1,076 mm	28
2017	32.9 °C23 February 2017	10.3 °C24 January 2017	22.2 °C	1,583 mm	55
2016	34.3 °C17 April 2016	11.2 °C25 January 2016	22.7 °C	1,152 mm	87
2015	34.3 °C27 April 2015	12.2 °C16 February 2015	22.6 °C	1,022 mm	64
2014	34.7 °C8 April 2014	13.5 °C17 January 2014	22.2 °C	1,015 mm	58
2013	33.9 °C24 March 2013	10.9 °C4 March 2013	22.3 °C	1,162 mm	67
2012	32.2 °C3 April 2012	12.1 °C24 December 2012	21.8 °C	1,035 mm	27
2011	33.5 °C16 May 2011	11.9 °C7 January 2011	21.9 °C	1,278 mm	47
2010	37.2 °C12 March 2010	10.3 °C15 December 2010	21.8 °C	1,393 mm	43
2009	35.0 °C3 April 2009	10.1 °C22 January 2009	22.0 °C	954 mm	42
2008	34.7 °C12 May 2008	13.2 °C14 December 2008	22.1 °C	1,160 mm	80
2007	36.1 °C18 April 2007	10.7 °C20 February 2007	22.1 °C	1,226 mm	63
2006	35.0 °C8 May 2006	10.9 °C23 November 2006	22.2 °C	1,159 mm	57
2005	35.7 °C17 March 2005	10.7 °C21 January 2005	22.5 °C	1,400 mm	83
2004	35.1 °C10 April 2004	12.5 °C24 January 2004	22.2 °C	796 mm	68
2003	36.4 °C26 April 2003	11.6 °C10 January 2003	22.3 °C	976 mm	76
2002	32.5 °C3 April 2002	9.1 °C10 January 2002	22.0 °C	1,029 mm	39
2001	33.2 °C31 March 2001	10.5 °C8 March 2001	21.6 °C	863 mm	36
2000	32.5 °C11 May 2000	9.1 °C27 January 2000	21.2 °C	798 mm	25
1999	34.1 °C2 May 1999	9.8 °C13 January 1999	21.4 °C	1,164 mm	51
1998	37.7 °C11 May 1998	8.4 °C4 February 1998	22.6 °C	1,358 mm	98
1997	33.7 °C26 May 1997	9.6 °C17 December 1997	21.9 °C	999 mm	52
1996	32.9 °C9 April 1996	8.2 °C14 January 1996	21.5 °C	1,295 mm	40
1995	34.2 °C24 April 1995	10.7 °C23 February 1995	22.3 °C	1,268 mm	86
1994	32.5 °C15 May 1994	9.5 °C5 March 1994	22.0 °C	686 mm	62
1993	33.4 °C15 April 1993	9.2 °C28 January 1993	21.6 °C	1,438 mm	34
1992	34.6 °C3 April 1992	11.7 °C8 January 1992	22.1 °C	782 mm	63
1991	33.5 °C20 April 1991	9.4 °C11 February 1991	21.9 °C	793 mm	47
1990	33.4 °C7 April 1990	11.0 °C8 January 1990	21.7 °C	1,259 mm	24
1989	32.5 °C22 August 1989	7.0 °C13 March 1989	21.6 °C	1,048 mm	39
1988	34.0 °C26 April 1988	11.8 °C28 February 1988	21.9 °C	1,186 mm	54
1987	34.1 °C24 March 1987	10.1 °C29 January 1987	21.5 °C	1,015 mm	30
1986	32.6 °C19 May 1986	9.1 °C29 January 1986	20.9 °C	1,306 mm	26
1985	33.7 °C19 May 1985	12.1 °C13 January 1985	21.8 °C	913 mm	61
1984	35.9 °C11 April 1984	9.3 °C25 November 1984	21.6 °C	947 mm	42
1983	33.7 °C24 April 1983	11.1 °C3 March 1983	22.2 °C	969 mm	54
1982	32.8 °C6 April 1982	11.9 °C12 December 1982	21.6 °C	1,123 mm	31
1981	32.8 °C22 May 1981	10.5 °C12 December 1981	21.6 °C	1,095 mm	29
1980	32.4 °C3 May 1980	8.4 °C29 December 1980	21.5 °C	1,224 mm	36
1979	32.1 °C28 May 1979	12.7 °C23 January 1979	21.7 °C	1,608 mm	18
1978	34.6 °C2 May 1978	8.5 °C16 January 1978	21.7 °C	1,234 mm	38
1977	31.8 °C1 September 1977	11.0 °C19 January 1977	21.7 °C	1,110 mm	19
1976	31.8 °C7 April 1976	9.7 °C11 February 1976	21.1 °C	1,162 mm	20
1975	33.7 °C21 June 1975	11.3 °C23 December 1975	21.5 °C	1,212 mm	51
1974	32.2 °C4 April 1974	11.0 °C14 February 1974	21.2 °C	1,167 mm	23
1973	35.7 °C4 April 1973	9.7 °C19 December 1973	21.9 °C	1,019 mm	62
1972	35.5 °C30 March 1972	10.7 °C24 March 1972	21.9 °C	1,125 mm	50
1971	32.5 °C24 April 1971	11.8 °C15 February 1971	21.4 °C	977 mm	33
1970	32.9 °C1 May 1970	9.8 °C11 January 1970	21.3 °C	1,194 mm	34
1969	36.5 °C4 May 1969	11.7 °C15 January 1969	21.6 °C	1,337 mm	60
1968	34.8 °C5 May 1968	10.3 °C28 February 1968	21.3 °C	1,259 mm	53
1967	33.5 °C16 May 1967	10.8 °C18 March 1967	21.5 °C	1,127 mm	30
1966	32.6 °C27 May 1966	11.7 °C21 December 1966	21.5 °C	1,397 mm	31
1965	32.6 °C13 April 1965	8.9 °C30 January 1965	21.5 °C	1,147 mm	41
1964	37.0 °C4 May 1964	12.6 °C28 January 1964	21.8 °C	1,119 mm	58
1963	31.5 °C20 March 1963	9.2 °C26 December 1963	21.1 °C	1,189 mm	13
1962	33.3 °C24 March 1962	10.4 °C15 February 1962	21.0 °C	1,302 mm	25
1961	34.5 °C13 April 1961	12.6 °C12 March 1961	21.0 °C	1,142 mm	38
1960	32.9 °C2 April 1960	11.0 °C24 March 1960	20.7 °C	1,498 mm	22
1959	32.3 °C22 April 1959	11.6 °C3 March 1959	20.9 °C	953 mm	8
1958	35.2 °C4 April 1958	8.9 °C5 February 1958	21.6 °C	1,266 mm	51
1957	34.4 °C22 March 1957	10.8 °C11 December 1957	21.2 °C	1,217 mm	18
1956	34.8 °C16 April 1956	9.3 °C14 January 1956	20.5 °C	966 mm	21
1955	36.2 °C26 April 1955	11.0 °C23 December 1955	21.1 °C	846 mm	37
1954	32.0 °C14 March 1954	11.1 °C22 November 1954	21.0 °C	1,191 mm	15
1953	35.0 °C8 April 1953	9.7 °C11 January 1953	21.6 °C	1,190 mm	42
1952	33.1 °C2 April 1952	11.2 °C1 February 1952	21.4 °C	1,320 mm	31
1951	34.3 °C8 April 1951	11.1 °C11 January 1951	21.2 °C	1,030 mm	25
1950	33.1 °C17 May 1950	8.7 °C14 December 1950	20.1 °C	1,329 mm	12
1949	32.3 °C4 April 1949	11.4 °C23 January 1949	20.2 °C	1,184 mm	9
1948	32.6 °C1 April 1948	11.6 °C30 April 1948	20.5 °C	1,327 mm	11
1947	31.9 °C29 May 1947	10.5 °C16 February 1947	20.9 °C	1,070 mm	36
1946	31.4 °C4 May 1946	11.1 °C23 March 1946	20.4 °C	967 mm	11
1945	32.5 °C25 April 1945	6.6 °C6 December 1945	20.2 °C	1,474 mm	17
1944	31.0 °C25 May 1944	10.6 °C14 March 1944	20.2 °C	1,063 mm	10
1943	29.4 °C26 April 1943	9.7 °C20 December 1943	19.9 °C	1,163 mm	0
1942	30.8 °C9 April 1942	11.0 °C26 January 1942	20.2 °C	1,532 mm	9
1941	35.2 °C8 April 1941	8.9 °C13 January 1941	20.4 °C	1,176 mm	28
1940	32.6 °C18 April 1940	10.4 °C24 February 1940	20.8 °C	1,061 mm	25

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

82 d/yr

+38

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1159 mm

+7 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.6 °C	+1.2 °C	63 mm	+25 mm
Feb	26.7 °C	+0.9 °C	36 mm	+12 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+1.7 °C	18 mm	-8 mm
Apr	28.6 °C	-1.0 °C	61 mm	+18 mm
May	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	73 mm	-63 mm
Jun	27.3 °C	-0.2 °C	188 mm	+31 mm
Jul	28.4 °C	+1.5 °C	101 mm	-26 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	83 mm	-36 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+2.6 °C	91 mm	-59 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+1.9 °C	188 mm	+13 mm
Nov	26.3 °C	+1.2 °C	169 mm	+65 mm
Dec	26.0 °C	+1.7 °C	88 mm	+33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.2 °C

16 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.1 °C

12 Apr 2025

Wettest day

52.0 mm

12 Nov 2025

Windiest day

19.3 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

54.4 km/h

19 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

26 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.8 °C

12 Apr 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

26 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gualaco?

Gualaco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,152 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gualaco?

The hottest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1998, reaching 37.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gualaco?

The coldest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 6.6 °C.

Does it snow in Gualaco?

Almost never: Gualaco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Gualaco warmed?

Yes: Gualaco warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gualaco?

The wettest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gualaco?

The windiest day measured in Gualaco between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gualaco?

The warmest month in Gualaco is May (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Gualaco?

Gualaco receives on average 1,152 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gualaco?

Gualaco gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Gualaco?

Yes: Gualaco has on average 20 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gualaco?

In Gualaco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 11 April 1984, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 6 December 1945.

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