La Iguala climate — normals and trends
La Iguala (Honduras) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,753 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
La Iguala averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
La Iguala has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 28 April 2015) and the coldest 3.6 °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
La IgualaLempira Department
- coords
- 14.62°, -88.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,753mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
34.3 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest day
3.6 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
141 mm
16 October 2008
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
28 October 2008
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
4 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
28 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
4 June 1955
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 | 22.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 41 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 31 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 40 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 28.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | -109 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 433 mm | +115 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 147 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 192 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 401 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 247 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Iguala?
La Iguala has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Iguala?
The hottest day measured in La Iguala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2015, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Iguala?
The coldest day measured in La Iguala between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in La Iguala?
Almost never: La Iguala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Iguala warmed?
Yes: La Iguala warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Iguala?
The wettest day measured in La Iguala between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2008, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Iguala?
The windiest day measured in La Iguala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2008, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Iguala?
The warmest month in La Iguala is May (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in La Iguala?
La Iguala receives on average 1,753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Iguala?
La Iguala gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Iguala?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in La Iguala.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Iguala?
In La Iguala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 28 April 2015, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 6 December 1945.
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