Sonaguera climate — normals and trends
Sonaguera (Honduras) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,806 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 June (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sonaguera averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 226 rainy days per year.
Sonaguera has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 17 May 2024) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 7 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
SonagueraColón Department
- coords
- 15.63°, -86.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,806mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
113 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
226 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
327 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
36.6 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest day
14.9 °C
7 December 1945
Wettest day
248 mm
28 October 1957
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
28 October 1998
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
28 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
8 June 2020
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
27 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.7 h
13 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 213 mm | +60 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 102 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 88 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 132 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 263 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 382 mm | +98 mm |
| Dec | 27.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 181 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonaguera?
Sonaguera has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,806 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonaguera?
The hottest day measured in Sonaguera between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2024, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonaguera?
The coldest day measured in Sonaguera between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1945, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Sonaguera?
Almost never: Sonaguera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sonaguera warmed?
Yes: Sonaguera warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sonaguera?
The wettest day measured in Sonaguera between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1957, with 248 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonaguera?
The windiest day measured in Sonaguera between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonaguera?
The warmest month in Sonaguera is June (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonaguera?
Sonaguera receives on average 1,806 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonaguera?
Sonaguera gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sonaguera?
Yes: Sonaguera has on average 327 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonaguera?
In Sonaguera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 8 June 2020, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 27 January 2000.
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