Danlí weather in January

In January, Danlí sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 15 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Danlí's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Danlí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:18 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Danlí 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Danlí reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
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42617
52617
62617
72617
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92617
102617
112617
122617
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292717
302717
312717

How January really feels in Danlí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Danlí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°15511.37.5
Feb28° / 17°93.611.57.2
Mar30° / 18°123.111.96.0
Apr32° / 19°32612.34.5
May31° / 20°17017.612.63.6
Jun29° / 20°18523.212.83.8
Jul28° / 20°11220.812.74.6
Aug29° / 20°12821.512.54.1
Sep29° / 19°17122.712.13.7
Oct28° / 19°19021.611.74.5
Nov27° / 18°6011.911.36.2
Dec26° / 17°196.111.27.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56337
66337
76337
86436
96535
106535
116535
126535
136634
146535
156535
166634
176634
186634
196535
206634
216634
226634
236634
246634
256733
266733
276733
286733
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Danlí gets around 15 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 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
518
618
718
817
917
1016
1116
1215
1314
1414
1514
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2815
2915
3016
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1525637
2525637
3526627
4527626
5527626
6528616
7529606
8531595
9532585
10533575
11634555
12635554
13636544
14636544
15736534
16736534
17736543
18836533
19837523
20837532
21837532
22837532
23837532
24837541
25837541
26838531
27838531
28838531
29838531
30839521
31839521

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
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3110calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:145:25
211.26:145:26
311.26:155:26
411.26:155:27
511.26:155:27
611.26:165:28
711.26:165:28
811.26:165:29
911.26:175:29
1011.26:175:30
1111.26:175:30
1211.26:175:31
1311.26:175:32
1411.26:185:32
1511.26:185:33
1611.36:185:33
1711.36:185:34
1811.36:185:34
1911.36:185:35
2011.36:185:35
2111.36:195:36
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2511.36:195:38
2611.36:195:39
2711.36:195:39
2811.36:195:39
2911.46:195:40
3011.46:195:40
3111.46:185:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Danlí

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Danlí?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Danlí in January

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

In January, Danlí sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Danlí in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Danlí peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Danlí 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 Danlí is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2232 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar10Good
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Danlí?

Danlí sits at 14.0°N, 86.6°W, 763 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is El Paraíso, 19 km away.

OcotalJalapaSan Juan de FloresSomotoTegucigalpa

Topography around Danlí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Danlí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 824 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,205 m.

The land around Danlí is covered by trees (38%), grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
1,185 m
80 km
2,205 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: El Paraíso 19 km · Teupasenti 24 km · Morocelí 32 km · Ocotal 46 km · Jalapa 51 km · San Juan de Flores 55 km · Somoto 61 km · Tegucigalpa 67 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 Danlí (14.0333°, -86.5833°, elevation 763 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).