Tocoa climate — normals and trends
Tocoa (Honduras) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,769 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tocoa averages 0 frost days, 131 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 228 rainy days per year.
Tocoa has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 17 May 2024) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 27 January 2000).
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
TocoaColón Department
- coords
- 15.68°, -86.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,769mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
131 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
228 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
37.9 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest day
13.8 °C
27 January 2000
Wettest day
183 mm
28 October 1998
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
28 October 1998
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
27 October 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °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 | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 176 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 89 mm | +41 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 109 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 96 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 96 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 147 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 301 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 370 mm | +107 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 173 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tocoa?
Tocoa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,769 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tocoa?
The hottest day measured in Tocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2024, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tocoa?
The coldest day measured in Tocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2000, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Tocoa?
Almost never: Tocoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tocoa warmed?
Yes: Tocoa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tocoa?
The wettest day measured in Tocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tocoa?
The windiest day measured in Tocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1998, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tocoa?
The warmest month in Tocoa is May (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tocoa?
Tocoa receives on average 1,769 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 228 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tocoa?
Tocoa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tocoa?
Yes: Tocoa has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tocoa?
In Tocoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 17 May 2024, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 27 January 2000.
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