Azacualpa weather in December

In December, Azacualpa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 85 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Azacualpa's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azacualpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Azacualpa is human settlement in San Pedro Zacapa, Honduras.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Azacualpa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12417
22417
32417
42417
52417
62417
72417
82417
92417
102417
112417
122417
132417
142417
152417
162417
172417
182417
192417
202417
212417
222417
232417
242417
252417
262417
272417
282417
292417
302417
312417

How December really feels in Azacualpa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Azacualpa weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°7615.811.26.1
Feb25° / 17°5110.811.56.7
Mar28° / 17°51911.96.6
Apr30° / 19°489.612.35.1
May30° / 20°16018.212.73.9
Jun29° / 20°21522.712.93.6
Jul28° / 20°14822.712.84.1
Aug28° / 20°18123.912.53.8
Sep29° / 20°24825.512.13.5
Oct27° / 19°20925.111.74.1
Nov25° / 18°12019.611.35.1
Dec24° / 17°851711.15.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43466
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113664
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
194060
204159
214159
224159
234258
244258
254357
264456
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Azacualpa gets around 85 mm of rain over 17 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
459
559
659
759
859
958
1058
1158
1257
1357
1456
1556
1655
1754
1854
1953
2053
2152
2252
2352
2451
2551
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1064153
2064252
3064351
4064351
5054451
6154549
7154549
8154548
9164648
10164648
11164647
12164647
13164646
14174646
15174645
16174745
17174744
18184843
19184842
20184942
21185041
22195040
23195139
24195139
25195238
26195238
27195238
28195337
29195436
30195436
31195535

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:065:18
211.26:075:18
311.26:075:18
411.26:085:19
511.26:095:19
611.26:095:19
711.26:105:19
811.26:105:20
911.26:115:20
1011.16:115:20
1111.16:125:21
1211.16:125:21
1311.16:135:21
1411.16:135:22
1511.16:145:22
1611.16:155:23
1711.16:155:23
1811.16:165:23
1911.16:165:24
2011.16:175:24
2111.16:175:25
2211.16:175:25
2311.16:185:26
2411.16:185:26
2511.16:195:27
2611.16:195:27
2711.16:205:28
2811.16:205:28
2911.16:215:29
3011.16:215:29
3111.16:215:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Azacualpa?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Azacualpa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Azacualpa in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Azacualpa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Azacualpa in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azacualpa peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Azacualpa in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Azacualpa is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1967 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr70Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Azacualpa?

Azacualpa sits at 14.7°N, 88.1°W, 370 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Santa Bárbara, 28 km away.

El RosarioLa IgualaSan José de ColinasSan Antonio de Cortés

Topography around Azacualpa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Azacualpa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azacualpa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m around an average of 441 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,600 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,793 m.

The land around Azacualpa is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
675 m
16 km
1,600 m
80 km
2,793 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Santa Bárbara 28 km · Siguatepeque 31 km · San Francisco de Yojoa 36 km · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 37 km · El Rosario 42 km · La Iguala 42 km · San José de Colinas 43 km · San Antonio de Cortés 45 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,598
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
66%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
31.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 553
Religion
Evangelical 55%Roman Catholic 33%none 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Azacualpa (14.7122°, -88.0901°, elevation 370 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).