Morocelí climate — normals and trends

Morocelí (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 976 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Morocelí averages 0 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.

Morocelí has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 8 April 2014) and the coldest 6.1 °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

MorocelíEl Paraíso Department

coords
14.12°, -86.87°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

22.6°C

Average daily high

28.2°C

Average daily low

18.3°C

Annual rainfall

976mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

89 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

156 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.6 °C

Average feels-like low

19.8 °C

Average peak gust

40.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

56 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

37.6 °C

8 April 2014

Coldest day

6.1 °C

6 December 1945

Wettest day

175 mm

30 October 1998

Windiest day

30.3 km/h

28 January 1988

Strongest gust

82.1 km/h

16 March 1983

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

23 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

3.8 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.6 h

20 May 2024

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202535.1 °C20 May 202515.4 °C18 January 202523.7 °C956 mm1320
202437.2 °C21 May 202411.4 °C9 February 202424.2 °C1,316 mm1670
202336.5 °C22 April 202312.2 °C17 January 202323.9 °C1,166 mm1630
202235.7 °C7 April 202214.3 °C15 December 202223.2 °C1,434 mm910
202135.1 °C19 May 202113.1 °C5 February 202123.6 °C681 mm1500
202037.4 °C10 April 202013.0 °C10 December 202023.6 °C1,387 mm1570
201935.8 °C8 May 201913.3 °C28 December 201923.8 °C792 mm1730
201834.3 °C12 March 201811.2 °C7 March 201822.9 °C1,000 mm820
201734.7 °C3 April 201712.4 °C25 January 201723.1 °C1,343 mm1140
201637.4 °C25 May 201613.8 °C24 January 201623.8 °C957 mm1570
201535.5 °C27 April 201514.0 °C5 February 201523.5 °C944 mm1140
201437.6 °C8 April 201413.0 °C17 January 201423.2 °C895 mm1220
201335.2 °C15 April 201312.3 °C4 March 201323.4 °C836 mm1170
201233.7 °C4 April 201212.9 °C25 December 201222.9 °C930 mm650
201134.2 °C30 March 201111.0 °C6 January 201122.8 °C1,182 mm900
201035.1 °C15 March 201011.8 °C12 December 201022.8 °C1,404 mm990
200936.4 °C4 April 200911.3 °C22 January 200923.2 °C841 mm1310
200835.6 °C12 May 200813.1 °C13 January 200822.8 °C1,112 mm1020
200736.8 °C15 April 200712.0 °C11 February 200722.9 °C1,215 mm1250
200636.4 °C8 May 200610.4 °C23 November 200623.3 °C938 mm1420
200536.2 °C10 April 200511.3 °C14 February 200523.3 °C1,278 mm1080
200437.5 °C10 April 200413.7 °C25 December 200423.4 °C676 mm1410
200337.0 °C28 April 200312.2 °C8 December 200323.3 °C828 mm1270
200234.6 °C19 May 200211.0 °C10 January 200223.1 °C851 mm970
200133.7 °C31 March 200112.7 °C8 January 200122.7 °C616 mm840
200034.0 °C11 May 200010.4 °C27 January 200022.4 °C656 mm590
199933.5 °C15 April 19999.8 °C30 December 199922.0 °C1,130 mm640
199837.5 °C11 May 19989.5 °C4 February 199823.4 °C1,311 mm1290
199734.3 °C26 May 199710.4 °C16 December 199722.9 °C849 mm790
199635.1 °C19 March 19968.6 °C14 January 199622.4 °C1,154 mm900
199535.6 °C8 March 199512.8 °C22 January 199523.0 °C1,204 mm1040
199433.9 °C12 May 199412.3 °C5 March 199423.1 °C600 mm1270
199335.5 °C1 April 199310.5 °C28 January 199322.6 °C1,301 mm890
199234.9 °C23 March 199213.3 °C8 January 199223.2 °C650 mm1300
199135.8 °C24 April 199112.1 °C13 February 199123.2 °C712 mm1240
199035.6 °C7 April 199012.6 °C1 January 199022.9 °C795 mm860
198934.3 °C23 August 198910.9 °C25 December 198922.7 °C806 mm950
198835.7 °C26 April 198814.0 °C28 January 198822.9 °C1,071 mm890
198735.1 °C25 March 198710.9 °C6 January 198723.1 °C774 mm1240
198635.0 °C20 May 198611.8 °C29 January 198622.1 °C833 mm730
198534.5 °C23 March 198512.7 °C6 January 198522.6 °C833 mm830
198435.3 °C14 April 198411.6 °C24 November 198422.5 °C877 mm740
198336.7 °C24 April 198314.0 °C21 March 198323.6 °C725 mm1330
198234.3 °C6 April 198212.0 °C30 December 198222.7 °C851 mm750
198134.7 °C28 April 198110.6 °C1 January 198122.6 °C992 mm690
198035.6 °C3 May 19809.4 °C29 December 198022.7 °C967 mm770
197933.6 °C28 May 197913.6 °C21 December 197922.7 °C1,184 mm590
197836.0 °C10 May 197811.1 °C7 February 197822.9 °C967 mm1010
197733.7 °C28 March 19779.9 °C20 January 197723.0 °C789 mm1140
197633.4 °C22 September 197610.7 °C11 February 197622.1 °C901 mm580
197534.8 °C12 May 19759.6 °C24 December 197522.4 °C1,144 mm960
197433.6 °C30 March 197412.8 °C2 February 197422.3 °C828 mm590
197336.4 °C29 March 197311.3 °C18 December 197322.9 °C1,003 mm1110
197234.8 °C1 April 197212.7 °C28 December 197223.0 °C763 mm890
197135.1 °C28 April 197113.1 °C23 January 197122.3 °C958 mm690
197034.2 °C29 March 197011.6 °C5 February 197022.2 °C995 mm550
196936.0 °C7 May 196912.4 °C7 February 196922.4 °C1,376 mm870
196835.7 °C5 May 196811.6 °C10 February 196822.3 °C1,255 mm790
196735.2 °C30 May 196712.0 °C18 March 196722.8 °C721 mm850
196635.2 °C29 March 196612.3 °C30 November 196622.5 °C1,193 mm730
196534.0 °C24 February 196510.9 °C30 January 196522.8 °C780 mm1070
196436.1 °C4 May 196413.6 °C2 January 196422.8 °C892 mm1180
196334.0 °C4 May 196311.1 °C26 December 196322.5 °C833 mm920
196234.4 °C15 March 196211.1 °C15 February 196221.9 °C1,053 mm520
196136.0 °C13 April 196112.9 °C26 December 196121.9 °C1,023 mm650
196033.7 °C7 May 196011.4 °C31 January 196021.6 °C1,109 mm510
195934.7 °C22 April 195912.3 °C4 December 195921.8 °C665 mm520
195835.8 °C9 May 195810.9 °C9 February 195822.5 °C1,233 mm820
195733.5 °C21 March 195710.9 °C11 December 195722.0 °C908 mm480
195634.4 °C11 April 19568.3 °C14 January 195621.4 °C883 mm420
195535.3 °C29 April 195512.0 °C27 December 195521.8 °C977 mm600
195433.9 °C14 March 195411.7 °C8 December 195421.7 °C1,416 mm440
195334.6 °C14 April 195311.0 °C11 January 195322.5 °C1,008 mm610
195234.2 °C15 March 195211.2 °C28 February 195222.3 °C1,128 mm730
195134.3 °C8 April 195110.3 °C12 January 195122.1 °C841 mm390
195033.1 °C27 April 19509.5 °C14 December 195021.0 °C1,202 mm410
194932.7 °C12 April 194913.2 °C23 January 194921.1 °C958 mm290
194833.6 °C2 April 194813.2 °C16 January 194821.5 °C1,000 mm320
194732.9 °C20 March 194710.8 °C16 February 194721.9 °C911 mm710
194632.6 °C4 May 194612.5 °C21 January 194621.3 °C722 mm380
194533.9 °C25 April 19456.1 °C6 December 194521.2 °C1,278 mm320
194433.5 °C17 April 194410.2 °C8 January 194421.3 °C880 mm480
194332.0 °C12 April 19439.7 °C20 December 194321.0 °C861 mm120
194233.0 °C9 April 194212.3 °C26 January 194221.4 °C1,131 mm510
194136.0 °C5 April 194110.8 °C12 February 194121.7 °C705 mm560
194032.9 °C27 May 194011.4 °C24 February 194022.1 °C808 mm800

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
29.2 °C
+1.0 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
132 d/yr
+43
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
956 mm
-20 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan27.0 °C+0.5 °C25 mm+14 mm
Feb28.3 °C+0.3 °C18 mm+11 mm
Mar31.4 °C+1.3 °C5 mm-5 mm
Apr31.2 °C-0.3 °C13 mm-19 mm
May32.2 °C+1.8 °C49 mm-104 mm
Jun27.8 °C-0.1 °C252 mm+72 mm
Jul28.6 °C+1.2 °C66 mm-39 mm
Aug29.6 °C+1.2 °C65 mm-45 mm
Sep30.5 °C+2.0 °C133 mm-25 mm
Oct29.1 °C+1.8 °C245 mm+94 mm
Nov27.1 °C+0.6 °C60 mm+13 mm
Dec27.6 °C+1.5 °C27 mm+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
35.1 °C
20 May 2025
Coldest day
15.4 °C
18 Jan 2025
Wettest day
43.5 mm
26 Jun 2025
Windiest day
25.0 km/h
25 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
18 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
20 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
12 Apr 2025
Sunniest day
12.5 h
21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Morocelí?

Morocelí has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 976 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morocelí?

The hottest day measured in Morocelí between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 2014, reaching 37.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Morocelí?

The coldest day measured in Morocelí between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 6.1 °C.

Does it snow in Morocelí?

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

Has the climate of Morocelí warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Morocelí?

The wettest day measured in Morocelí between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1998, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Morocelí?

The windiest day measured in Morocelí between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1988, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Morocelí?

The warmest month in Morocelí is April (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Morocelí?

Morocelí receives on average 976 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Morocelí?

Morocelí gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Morocelí?

Yes: Morocelí has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morocelí?

In Morocelí, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 23 March 2024, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 6 December 1945.

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