Juticalpa climate — normals and trends

Juticalpa (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 778 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Juticalpa averages 0 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.

Juticalpa has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 12 March 2010) 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

JuticalpaOlancho Department

coords
14.66°, -86.22°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

23.7°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

19.2°C

Annual rainfall

778mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

11.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

163 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

150 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.5 °C

Average peak gust

36.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

144 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

40.5 °C

12 March 2010

Coldest day

7.1 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

149 mm

30 October 1998

Windiest day

25.8 km/h

28 October 1998

Strongest gust

86.8 km/h

31 October 1998

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

23 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

5.3 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.7 h

21 May 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202536.6 °C16 March 202514.3 °C12 April 202524.9 °C871 mm2160
202439.4 °C26 March 202413.2 °C7 February 202425.4 °C1,244 mm2330
202337.7 °C23 May 202312.0 °C17 January 202325.2 °C993 mm2280
202236.7 °C7 April 202215.4 °C15 January 202224.5 °C975 mm2160
202136.4 °C19 May 202113.3 °C5 February 202124.8 °C506 mm2340
202037.6 °C10 April 202014.4 °C24 February 202024.8 °C1,140 mm2390
201936.9 °C15 May 201915.0 °C24 March 201925.0 °C587 mm2590
201835.6 °C18 September 201813.1 °C22 December 201824.1 °C729 mm2060
201736.4 °C9 September 201711.9 °C24 January 201724.2 °C1,248 mm1850
201637.7 °C2 April 201613.0 °C25 January 201624.8 °C908 mm2360
201537.2 °C27 April 201514.2 °C16 February 201524.8 °C662 mm2230
201438.0 °C8 April 201415.0 °C17 January 201424.4 °C632 mm2010
201337.3 °C24 March 201312.5 °C4 March 201324.4 °C734 mm2010
201235.2 °C21 April 201213.8 °C24 December 201224.1 °C647 mm1960
201137.4 °C16 May 201113.6 °C6 January 201124.0 °C898 mm1750
201040.5 °C12 March 201012.1 °C15 December 201024.0 °C961 mm1780
200937.2 °C3 April 200911.2 °C22 January 200924.3 °C558 mm2210
200836.4 °C12 May 200814.5 °C14 December 200824.0 °C921 mm1730
200739.1 °C18 April 200713.7 °C20 February 200724.2 °C874 mm2120
200636.9 °C8 May 200611.8 °C23 November 200624.5 °C662 mm2320
200537.6 °C17 March 200511.4 °C21 January 200524.7 °C812 mm2370
200438.0 °C12 April 200414.0 °C24 January 200424.5 °C533 mm2150
200338.1 °C26 April 200313.2 °C8 December 200324.5 °C561 mm2130
200235.0 °C17 September 200210.2 °C10 January 200224.1 °C767 mm1690
200135.9 °C6 May 200112.1 °C8 March 200123.8 °C487 mm1920
200035.2 °C24 April 200010.5 °C27 January 200023.4 °C538 mm1570
199936.5 °C2 May 199910.9 °C13 January 199923.4 °C828 mm1440
199839.9 °C11 May 19989.0 °C4 February 199824.5 °C1,017 mm2030
199736.8 °C25 April 199711.4 °C17 December 199724.0 °C691 mm1520
199636.2 °C19 March 19969.5 °C14 January 199623.5 °C926 mm1680
199536.9 °C24 April 199512.1 °C23 February 199524.3 °C868 mm2100
199435.3 °C15 May 199411.6 °C5 March 199424.1 °C518 mm2310
199336.6 °C15 April 199310.4 °C28 January 199323.6 °C1,068 mm1210
199237.1 °C3 April 199213.6 °C8 January 199224.3 °C495 mm2200
199136.5 °C20 April 199110.8 °C11 February 199124.0 °C520 mm2000
199036.6 °C7 April 199012.9 °C8 January 199023.8 °C880 mm1580
198935.4 °C22 August 19899.3 °C13 March 198923.7 °C688 mm1740
198836.8 °C1 May 198813.1 °C1 March 198824.1 °C796 mm1890
198738.2 °C24 March 198711.3 °C7 January 198723.9 °C585 mm1960
198635.5 °C15 March 198611.1 °C29 January 198622.9 °C899 mm990
198536.5 °C19 May 198513.6 °C13 January 198523.9 °C573 mm1790
198439.2 °C11 April 198411.4 °C24 November 198423.7 °C647 mm1530
198338.2 °C24 April 198312.7 °C3 March 198324.6 °C511 mm2270
198235.4 °C29 April 198212.8 °C30 December 198223.7 °C729 mm1250
198135.5 °C26 April 198112.2 °C12 December 198123.8 °C738 mm1620
198036.5 °C3 May 19809.4 °C7 February 198023.7 °C761 mm1290
197935.1 °C25 March 197913.8 °C23 January 197923.6 °C1,189 mm1140
197837.5 °C2 May 197810.2 °C16 January 197824.0 °C831 mm1690
197735.4 °C1 September 197712.7 °C23 January 197724.1 °C633 mm2050
197635.2 °C22 September 197610.0 °C11 February 197623.3 °C711 mm1380
197535.2 °C12 May 197512.1 °C23 December 197523.6 °C939 mm1570
197435.5 °C6 May 197412.7 °C13 February 197423.3 °C662 mm1440
197338.1 °C26 March 197311.6 °C19 December 197324.0 °C684 mm2100
197238.2 °C30 March 197212.1 °C24 March 197224.1 °C732 mm1960
197136.8 °C24 April 197113.2 °C10 April 197123.5 °C717 mm1520
197035.9 °C12 March 197011.9 °C11 January 197023.5 °C806 mm1800
196939.1 °C4 May 196913.4 °C15 January 196923.6 °C977 mm1250
196836.7 °C5 May 196811.4 °C28 February 196823.4 °C855 mm1520
196735.9 °C30 May 196711.8 °C18 March 196723.8 °C710 mm1700
196636.6 °C5 April 196613.9 °C4 November 196623.8 °C928 mm1570
196534.9 °C13 May 196510.4 °C30 January 196523.8 °C722 mm1790
196439.2 °C4 May 196414.4 °C22 January 196424.1 °C761 mm1860
196335.6 °C3 August 196310.7 °C26 December 196323.6 °C754 mm1620
196236.4 °C23 March 196211.2 °C15 February 196223.2 °C841 mm1480
196137.4 °C13 April 196114.2 °C29 January 196123.2 °C747 mm1200
196035.2 °C2 April 196012.0 °C26 January 196022.7 °C1,029 mm1030
195935.5 °C22 April 195913.3 °C3 March 195923.2 °C499 mm1730
195837.8 °C4 April 195810.9 °C5 February 195823.7 °C923 mm1230
195737.0 °C22 March 195712.8 °C11 December 195723.3 °C788 mm1540
195636.9 °C16 April 195610.1 °C14 January 195622.5 °C693 mm800
195538.5 °C27 April 195512.4 °C23 December 195523.1 °C671 mm1360
195434.9 °C14 March 195413.1 °C22 November 195423.1 °C820 mm1050
195337.6 °C8 April 195310.4 °C11 January 195323.7 °C812 mm1260
195235.0 °C2 April 195212.5 °C30 January 195223.5 °C872 mm1390
195137.0 °C8 April 195113.2 °C11 January 195123.3 °C722 mm1170
195036.0 °C17 May 19509.8 °C14 December 195022.0 °C970 mm670
194935.1 °C4 April 194912.4 °C23 January 194922.2 °C742 mm520
194836.2 °C1 April 194813.7 °C30 April 194822.4 °C866 mm540
194734.4 °C20 March 194711.9 °C16 February 194722.9 °C674 mm980
194634.2 °C4 May 194613.3 °C23 March 194622.2 °C697 mm720
194535.8 °C25 April 19457.1 °C6 December 194522.1 °C1,071 mm540
194433.5 °C25 May 194411.9 °C23 November 194422.4 °C594 mm890
194332.9 °C26 April 194311.0 °C20 December 194322.1 °C663 mm780
194234.0 °C26 April 194212.5 °C26 January 194222.2 °C1,102 mm690
194137.5 °C4 April 194111.0 °C13 January 194122.5 °C675 mm780
194035.1 °C18 April 194012.1 °C23 February 194023.0 °C610 mm1330

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
30.7 °C
+1.1 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
216 d/yr
+53
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
871 mm
+93 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan27.4 °C0.0 °C51 mm+34 mm
Feb29.3 °C+0.4 °C19 mm+8 mm
Mar32.9 °C+2.0 °C14 mm0 mm
Apr31.9 °C-0.6 °C31 mm+7 mm
May33.6 °C+1.6 °C38 mm-57 mm
Jun29.0 °C-0.7 °C194 mm+76 mm
Jul30.1 °C+1.0 °C83 mm-6 mm
Aug31.7 °C+1.4 °C56 mm-23 mm
Sep33.3 °C+2.7 °C58 mm-50 mm
Oct31.0 °C+1.9 °C190 mm+60 mm
Nov28.5 °C+0.7 °C106 mm+39 mm
Dec29.5 °C+2.3 °C31 mm+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
36.6 °C
16 Mar 2025
Coldest day
14.3 °C
12 Apr 2025
Wettest day
40.8 mm
12 Oct 2025
Windiest day
19.4 km/h
26 Aug 2025
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
26 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
26 Sep 2025
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
12 Apr 2025
Sunniest day
12.7 h
25 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Juticalpa?

Juticalpa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 778 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Juticalpa?

The hottest day measured in Juticalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2010, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Juticalpa?

The coldest day measured in Juticalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 7.1 °C.

Does it snow in Juticalpa?

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

Has the climate of Juticalpa warmed?

Yes: Juticalpa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Juticalpa?

The wettest day measured in Juticalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Juticalpa?

The windiest day measured in Juticalpa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 25.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Juticalpa?

The warmest month in Juticalpa is May (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Juticalpa?

Juticalpa receives on average 778 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Juticalpa?

Juticalpa gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Juticalpa?

Yes: Juticalpa has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Juticalpa?

In Juticalpa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 23 March 2024, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 6 December 1945.

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