Cofradía weather in August

In August, Cofradía sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 237 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cofradía's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cofradía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
237 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Cofradía is human settlement in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cofradía reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Cofradía

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cofradía weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°16118.511.25.5
Feb27° / 19°9414.511.55.8
Mar28° / 19°8712.711.95.7
Apr31° / 21°7013.212.34.5
May31° / 22°16822.812.73.1
Jun30° / 22°25327.512.92.7
Jul30° / 22°23529.412.82.9
Aug30° / 22°23729.212.52.8
Sep30° / 22°27828.712.12.7
Oct29° / 21°31327.311.73.4
Nov26° / 20°29622.811.34.5
Dec26° / 19°17121.211.15.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52278
62278
72278
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
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312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cofradía gets around 237 mm of rain over 29.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11937
12937
13937
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:386:19
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412.75:396:18
512.75:396:18
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Cofradía

In seasonPeak

In August, Cofradía sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cofradía sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Is August a good time to visit Cofradía?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cofradía.

What to pack for Cofradía in August

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

In August, Cofradía sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cofradía in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Cofradía in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cofradía peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Cofradía in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Cofradía is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1729 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr26Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cofradía?

Cofradía sits at 15.4°N, 88.2°W, 111 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Pedro Sula, 18 km away.

Topography around Cofradía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cofradía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,147 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around Cofradía is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
2,147 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: San Pedro Sula 18 km · Villanueva 19 km · La Lima 25 km · Potrerillos 27 km · Quimistán 28 km · Choloma 32 km · San Antonio de Cortés 34 km · Santa Rita 36 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 Cofradía (15.4°, -88.15°, elevation 111 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).