Dulce Nombre de Culmí weather in September

In September, Dulce Nombre de Culmí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 151 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Dulce Nombre de Culmí's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dulce Nombre de Culmí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:34 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical September day in Dulce Nombre de Culmí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and about 1°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How September really feels in Dulce Nombre de Culmí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
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112971
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Dulce Nombre de Culmí gets around 151 mm of rain over 24.2 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16436
26337
36238
46238
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155842
165842
175842
185743
195743
205743
215644
225644
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285545
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:335:51
212.35:335:50
312.35:335:49
412.35:335:48
512.25:335:48
612.25:335:47
712.25:335:46
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912.25:345:45
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2012.05:345:36
2112.05:345:35
2212.05:345:34
2312.05:345:33
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2512.05:355:32
2611.95:355:31
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.46 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 — September's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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125.5Bright
135.5Bright
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215.3Bright
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235.2Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

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

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dulce Nombre de Culmí.

What to pack for Dulce Nombre de Culmí in September

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

In September, Dulce Nombre de Culmí sees daytime highs around 29°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 September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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
September 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).