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
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
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 | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -104 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 252 mm | +72 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 133 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 245 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 60 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | +12 mm |
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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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