San Antonio de Cortés climate — normals and trends
San Antonio de Cortés (Honduras) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,555 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
San Antonio de Cortés averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.
San Antonio de Cortés has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 14 January 1996).
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
San Antonio de CortésCortés Department
- coords
- 15.12°, -88.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,555mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
7.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
221 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.5 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest day
10.3 °C
14 January 1996
Wettest day
122 mm
26 October 1957
Windiest day
16.9 km/h
16 March 1983
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
4 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
24 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
14 January 1996
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 89 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 66 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 51 mm | -82 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 194 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 130 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 99 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 219 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 200 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 140 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 111 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Antonio de Cortés?
San Antonio de Cortés has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Antonio de Cortés?
The hottest day measured in San Antonio de Cortés between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Antonio de Cortés?
The coldest day measured in San Antonio de Cortés between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1996, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in San Antonio de Cortés?
Almost never: San Antonio de Cortés sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Antonio de Cortés warmed?
Yes: San Antonio de Cortés warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Antonio de Cortés?
The wettest day measured in San Antonio de Cortés between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1957, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Antonio de Cortés?
The windiest day measured in San Antonio de Cortés between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, with winds reaching 16.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Antonio de Cortés?
The warmest month in San Antonio de Cortés is May (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in San Antonio de Cortés?
San Antonio de Cortés receives on average 1,555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Antonio de Cortés?
San Antonio de Cortés gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Antonio de Cortés?
Yes: San Antonio de Cortés has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Antonio de Cortés?
In San Antonio de Cortés, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 24 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 14 January 1996.
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