Belén Gualcho weather in February

In February, Belén Gualcho sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Belén Gualcho's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén Gualcho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Belén Gualcho is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Belén Gualcho reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Belén Gualcho weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°16511.27.5
Feb24° / 14°123.511.58.0
Mar26° / 14°255.311.97.5
Apr27° / 16°651012.36.4
May27° / 17°21520.912.74.7
Jun26° / 17°30725.312.84.1
Jul25° / 17°19721.112.84.9
Aug25° / 17°23824.412.54.4
Sep25° / 17°31126.812.13.9
Oct24° / 16°21121.611.74.8
Nov23° / 15°5711.111.36.3
Dec22° / 14°246.411.27.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46238
56337
66337
76337
86337
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Belén Gualcho gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2013
2112
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2412
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2812

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2167311
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28246115

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
128calm
138calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:50
211.46:285:50
311.46:275:51
411.46:275:51
511.46:275:51
611.46:275:52
711.46:275:52
811.46:265:53
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1911.66:235:57
2011.66:225:57
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2211.66:215:58
2311.66:215:58
2411.66:205:58
2511.66:205:58
2611.76:195:59
2711.76:195:59
2811.76:185:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Belén Gualcho

In seasonPeak

None of Belén Gualcho's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Belén Gualcho's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Belén Gualcho?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Belén Gualcho for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Belén Gualcho in February

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

In February, Belén Gualcho sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Belén Gualcho in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belén Gualcho peaks around April 12 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 highApr 12UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Belén Gualcho in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Belén Gualcho is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2128 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Belén Gualcho?

Belén Gualcho sits at 14.5°N, 88.8°W, 1,783 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Corquín, 12 km away.

La IgualaLepaeraErandique

Topography around Belén Gualcho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén Gualcho has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m around an average of 1,831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,076 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,769 m.

The land around Belén Gualcho is covered by trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
846 m
16 km
2,076 m
80 km
2,769 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Corquín 12 km · San Pedro de Copán 16 km · Cucuyagua 20 km · Gracias 26 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 32 km · La Iguala 39 km · Lepaera 40 km · Erandique 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 Belén Gualcho (14.4833°, -88.8°, elevation 1,783 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).