Catacamas weather in December

In December, Catacamas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Catacamas's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catacamas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Catacamas is human settlement in 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 28°C through the month.

A typical December day in Catacamas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
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112819
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312818

How December really feels in Catacamas

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.

Catacamas weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°19611.26.5
Feb30° / 18°103.611.55.9
Mar32° / 19°133.411.95.0
Apr33° / 21°24512.33.8
May33° / 22°10014.912.73.2
Jun31° / 21°11021.212.93.3
Jul30° / 21°7717.212.83.9
Aug31° / 21°7417.812.53.6
Sep32° / 21°10918.812.13.2
Oct30° / 20°14218.511.74.0
Nov29° / 19°6510.411.35.5
Dec28° / 19°23611.16.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
46139
56139
66238
76238
86337
96337
106436
116535
126535
136634
146634
156634
166634
176733
186733
196733
206832
216832
226733
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246733
256733
266832
276832
286733
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Catacamas gets around 23 mm of rain over 6 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
521
621
720
820
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1020
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1220
1320
1420
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10640522
20641512
30643501
40644491
50745471
60746461
70747441
80848431
91849421
101949411
111949401
1211049391
1311050390
1411150380
1511150380
1611250370
1711250370
1811251360
1911251360
2011350360
2111350360
2211350360
2311350360
2411350360
2511350360
2611350360
2711350360
2811351350
2911252350
3011352340
3111352340

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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297calm
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317calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.25:585:09
211.25:585:09
311.25:595:09
411.25:595:09
511.26:005:10
611.26:015:10
711.26:015:10
811.16:025:11
911.16:025:11
1011.16:035:11
1111.16:035:12
1211.16:045:12
1311.16:045:12
1411.16:055:13
1511.16:055:13
1611.16:065:13
1711.16:065:14
1811.16:075:14
1911.16:085:15
2011.16:085:15
2111.16:085:16
2211.16:095:16
2311.16:095:17
2411.16:105:17
2511.16:105:18
2611.16:115:18
2711.16:115:19
2811.16:125:19
2911.16:125:20
3011.16:125:20
3111.16:135:21

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
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203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Catacamas

In seasonPeak

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

Catacamas's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Catacamas?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Catacamas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Catacamas in December

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

In December, Catacamas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Catacamas in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catacamas peaks around April 10 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 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Catacamas 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 Catacamas is worst in April — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1873 µg/m³Dec 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr79Unhealthy
May39Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catacamas?

Catacamas sits at 14.9°N, 85.9°W, 449 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Gualaco, 27 km away.

JuticalpaDulce Nombre de CulmíSabáTocoaSonagueraOlanchitoJalapa

Topography around Catacamas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catacamas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,049 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,245 m.

The land around Catacamas is covered by trees (41%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
2,049 m
80 km
2,245 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Gualaco 27 km · Juticalpa 41 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 48 km · Sabá 78 km · Tocoa 93 km · Sonaguera 99 km · Olanchito 101 km · Jalapa 106 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 Catacamas (14.8511°, -85.8941°, elevation 449 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).