Tela climate — normals and trends
Tela (Honduras) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,388 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Tela averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 251 rainy days per year.
Tela has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 16 March 1983) and the coldest 15.4 °C (on 13 March 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
TelaAtlántida Department
- coords
- 15.77°, -87.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,388mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
251 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
35.2 °C
16 March 1983
Coldest day
15.4 °C
13 March 1996
Wettest day
251 mm
17 October 1943
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
28 October 1998
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
28 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
9 June 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
14 January 1996
Sunniest day
12.6 h
13 June 2025
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 | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 255 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 125 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 78 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 225 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 142 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 143 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 265 mm | -94 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 484 mm | +118 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 295 mm | +53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tela?
Tela has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,388 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tela?
The hottest day measured in Tela between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1983, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tela?
The coldest day measured in Tela between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1996, at 15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Tela?
Almost never: Tela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tela warmed?
Yes: Tela warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tela?
The wettest day measured in Tela between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1943, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tela?
The windiest day measured in Tela between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tela?
The warmest month in Tela is June (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tela?
Tela receives on average 2,388 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 251 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tela?
Tela gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tela?
Yes: Tela has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tela?
In Tela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 9 June 2020, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 14 January 1996.
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