Dulce Nombre de Culmí weather in October

In October, Dulce Nombre de Culmí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 189 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dulce Nombre de Culmí's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dulce Nombre de Culmí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Dulce Nombre de Culmí is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dulce Nombre de Culmí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 1°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
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312719

How October really feels in Dulce Nombre de Culmí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Dulce Nombre de Culmí weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°4513.311.26.4
Feb27° / 18°299.911.56.6
Mar29° / 18°308.811.95.9
Apr31° / 19°429.912.34.7
May30° / 21°14419.512.73.7
Jun29° / 21°18225.912.93.4
Jul28° / 20°14325.412.83.9
Aug29° / 20°13024.512.53.8
Sep29° / 20°15124.212.13.5
Oct28° / 20°18923.711.74.1
Nov27° / 19°10416.311.35.5
Dec26° / 18°5013.811.16.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112674
122674
132773
142773
152773
162872
172971
183070
193070
203169
213367
223367
233367
243565
253565
263565
273763
283763
293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dulce Nombre de Culmí gets around 189 mm of rain over 23.7 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
182
281
381
481
580
680
780
879
979
1079
1179
1279
1379
1478
1578
1678
1778
1877
1976
2076
2175
2274
2374
2473
2572
2672
2771
2870
2970
3069
3168

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105545
205644
305644
405743
505743
605842
705842
805941
905941
1006040
1115940
1216039
1316039
1416138
1516237
1626236
1726236
1836235
1936334
2046333
2146432
2256431
2356530
2466529
2566727
2666826
2766925
2877023
2977122
3077221
3187220

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
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245calm
255calm
266calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:355:27
211.95:355:26
311.85:355:26
411.85:355:25
511.85:365:24
611.85:365:23
711.85:365:23
811.85:365:22
911.85:365:21
1011.75:365:21
1111.75:375:20
1211.75:375:19
1311.75:375:19
1411.75:375:18
1511.75:375:17
1611.75:385:17
1711.65:385:16
1811.65:385:16
1911.65:385:15
2011.65:385:15
2111.65:395:14
2211.65:395:13
2311.65:395:13
2411.55:405:12
2511.55:405:12
2611.55:405:12
2711.55:405:11
2811.55:415:11
2911.55:415:10
3011.55:425:10
3111.55:425:09

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Dulce Nombre de Culmí?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Dulce Nombre de Culmí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dulce Nombre de Culmí in October

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

In October, Dulce Nombre de Culmí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dulce Nombre de Culmí in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Dulce Nombre de Culmí peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dulce Nombre de Culmí in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dulce Nombre de Culmí is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodPoorModerateGoodApr 2054 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun24Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dulce Nombre de Culmí?

Dulce Nombre de Culmí sits at 15.1°N, 85.5°W, 526 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Catacamas, 48 km away.

CatacamasGualacoTocoaSabáJuticalpaSonagueraIrionaOlanchito

Topography around Dulce Nombre de Culmí

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dulce Nombre de Culmí.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dulce Nombre de Culmí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 524 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,319 m.

The land around Dulce Nombre de Culmí is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
1,525 m
80 km
2,319 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Catacamas 48 km · Gualaco 58 km · Tocoa 82 km · Sabá 87 km · Juticalpa 88 km · Sonaguera 104 km · Iriona 107 km · Olanchito 119 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 Dulce Nombre de Culmí (15.1°, -85.5333°, elevation 526 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).