Colomoncagua weather in December

In December, Colomoncagua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Colomoncagua's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colomoncagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Colomoncagua 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 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Colomoncagua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12818
22818
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42818
52818
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How December really feels in Colomoncagua

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.

Colomoncagua weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°20.611.36.8
Feb31° / 18°20.511.55.8
Mar32° / 19°133.311.94.8
Apr32° / 20°7610.612.34.1
May30° / 20°31924.412.63.4
Jun29° / 20°3472512.83.5
Jul29° / 20°2362012.74.0
Aug29° / 20°32223.812.53.6
Sep28° / 20°4172812.13.3
Oct28° / 20°34023.811.74.3
Nov28° / 19°648.411.46.6
Dec29° / 18°81.711.27.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27921
37921
48119
58218
68317
78317
88416
98416
108515
118515
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Colomoncagua gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
211
310
49
58
67
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14265317
24275415
34285414
44295413
55305312
65315311
75325310
86335110
9634519
10635509
11735508
12736498
13837487
14838476
15938476
16939465
171040455
181041444
191143434
201144424
211145413
221146393
231247393
241248382
251249372
261250362
271251352
281252351
291253341
301353331
311354321

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:065:20
211.26:065:20
311.26:075:20
411.26:075:21
511.26:085:21
611.26:095:21
711.26:095:21
811.26:105:22
911.26:105:22
1011.26:115:22
1111.26:115:23
1211.26:125:23
1311.26:125:24
1411.26:135:24
1511.26:135:24
1611.26:145:25
1711.26:145:25
1811.26:155:26
1911.26:155:26
2011.26:165:26
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2211.26:175:27
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2411.26:185:28
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2611.26:195:29
2711.26:195:30
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2911.26:205:31
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3111.26:215:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Colomoncagua

In seasonPeak

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

Colomoncagua'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 December a good time to visit Colomoncagua?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Colomoncagua in December

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

In December, Colomoncagua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Colomoncagua 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 Colomoncagua peaks around April 11 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 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Colomoncagua 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 Colomoncagua 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 Colomoncagua?

Colomoncagua sits at 13.9°N, 88.3°W, 945 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Francisco Gotera, 34 km away.

ErandiqueSensuntepequeSan MiguelSantiago de MaríaSan Rafael OrienteSan Vicente

Topography around Colomoncagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colomoncagua has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m around an average of 774 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,472 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,817 m.

The land around Colomoncagua is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
729 m
16 km
1,472 m
80 km
2,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: San Francisco Gotera 34 km · Yamaranguila 37 km · Erandique 38 km · Sensuntepeque 38 km · San Miguel 53 km · Santiago de María 56 km · San Rafael Oriente 63 km · San Vicente 64 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 Colomoncagua (13.95°, -88.2833°, elevation 945 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).