Corquín weather in January

In January, Corquín sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 16 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Corquín's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Corquín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:28 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Corquín is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Corquín reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Corquín weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54555
64654
74654
84555
94654
104753
114852
124852
134852
144951
155050
164951
174951
185050
195149
205149
215149
225248
235347
245347
255545
265545
275644
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Corquín gets around 16 mm of rain over 5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1117
1217
1317
1416
1516
1616
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1145927
2146026
3146026
4156025
5156124
6166024
7166123
8176122
9186121
10196120
11206119
12216118
13226117
14226216
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18246214
19246313
20246313
21246412
22246412
23236512
24236611
25226711
26216811
27206911
28197011
29187111
30177211
31177211

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, 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
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:245:33
211.26:245:34
311.26:255:34
411.26:255:35
511.26:255:35
611.26:265:36
711.26:265:36
811.26:265:37
911.26:275:38
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1311.26:275:40
1411.26:285:40
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1911.26:285:43
2011.36:285:44
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.59 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 — January's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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214.7Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Corquín

In seasonPeak

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

Corquín'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 January a good time to visit Corquín?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Corquín for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Corquín in January

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

In January, Corquín sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Corquín in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Corquín 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 Corquín in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Corquín 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 Corquín?

Corquín sits at 14.6°N, 88.9°W, 909 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Copán, 6.0 km away.

LepaeraLa IgualaCopán Ruinas

Topography around Corquín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Corquín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m around an average of 946 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m.

The land around Corquín is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
444 m
16 km
1,997 m
80 km
2,750 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: San Pedro de Copán 6.0 km · Cucuyagua 9.0 km · Belén Gualcho 12 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 25 km · Gracias 30 km · Lepaera 38 km · La Iguala 43 km · Copán Ruinas 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
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 Corquín (14.5667°, -88.8667°, elevation 909 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).