Copán Ruinas in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Copán Ruinas sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 254 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Copán Ruinas's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Copán Ruinas's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 254 mm; 41 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 5.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Copán Ruinas in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 25°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Copán Ruinas reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Copán Ruinas weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	59	15.4	11.2	5.9
Feb	24° / 16°	38	10.9	11.5	6.7
Mar	26° / 16°	35	9.9	11.9	6.8
Apr	28° / 18°	49	10.7	12.3	5.8
May	29° / 19°	170	20	12.7	4.3
Jun	28° / 19°	288	26.1	12.9	3.7
Jul	26° / 19°	207	26.1	12.8	4.1
Aug	27° / 19°	227	26.1	12.5	4.0
Sep	27° / 19°	310	27.3	12.1	3.7
Oct	26° / 18°	200	24	11.7	4.4
Nov	24° / 17°	93	17.1	11.3	5.5
Dec	23° / 16°	56	15.7	11.1	5.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Copán Ruinas gets around 254 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Copán Ruinas

In seasonPeak

In spring, Copán Ruinas overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Copán Ruinas's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Copán Ruinas?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Copán Ruinas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Copán Ruinas in Spring

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

In spring, Copán Ruinas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Copán Ruinas in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Copán Ruinas 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	13	14	14	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Copán Ruinas in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Copán Ruinas is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	15	42	37	22	22	18	17	14	11	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	42	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Copán Ruinas?

Copán Ruinas sits at 14.8°N, 89.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Esquipulas, 37 km away.

Topography around Copán Ruinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Copán Ruinas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,990 m.

The land around Copán Ruinas is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

550 m

trees 67%

16 km

1,064 m

trees 80%

80 km

2,990 m

trees 66%

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Spring weather nearby: Esquipulas 37 km · Cucuyagua 37 km · Gualán 38 km · San Pedro de Copán 40 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 42 km · Chiquimula 42 km · Zacapa 42 km · Corquín 43 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

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 Copán Ruinas (14.8394°, -89.1558°, elevation 0 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.