Erandique weather in December

In December, Erandique sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.2 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 52% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Erandique's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erandique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Erandique is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical December day in Erandique reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112616
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312616

Erandique weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December 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° / 16°31.111.38.4
Feb28° / 16°30.811.57.8
Mar29° / 16°122.811.96.5
Apr30° / 18°568.512.35.4
May28° / 18°23121.712.74.3
Jun27° / 18°28724.312.84.1
Jul27° / 18°16718.212.85.1
Aug27° / 18°21821.512.54.6
Sep27° / 18°31926.312.13.9
Oct26° / 18°2372111.74.9
Nov26° / 17°396.611.37.3
Dec26° / 16°91.711.28.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37129
47228
57327
67426
77525
87525
97723
107723
117822
127822
137822
147921
157921
168020
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198020
208119
218119
228218
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278218
288218
298218
308218
318119

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Erandique gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
39
48
57
67
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126
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286
296
306
316

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1951391
2953371
3954361
4956341
5957331
6958321
71058311
81059301
91159291
101160281
111259281
121259281
131359271
141458271
151558261
161558261
171658251
181758241
191758241
201859230
211860220
221861210
231861210
241961200
251962190
261963180
271964170
281965160
291966150
302066140
312165140

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, 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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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:075:20
211.26:085:20
311.26:085:21
411.26:095:21
511.26:095:21
611.26:105:21
711.26:105:22
811.26:115:22
911.26:115:22
1011.26:125:23
1111.26:135:23
1211.26:135:23
1311.26:145:24
1411.26:145:24
1511.26:155:24
1611.26:155:25
1711.26:165:25
1811.26:165:26
1911.26:175:26
2011.26:175:27
2111.26:185:27
2211.26:185:28
2311.26:195:28
2411.26:195:29
2511.26:195:29
2611.26:205:30
2711.26:205:30
2811.26:215:31
2911.26:215:31
3011.26:225:32
3111.26:225:32

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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274.7Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Erandique

In seasonPeak

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

Erandique'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 December a good time to visit Erandique?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Erandique in December

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

In December, Erandique sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Erandique in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Erandique peaks around April 10 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 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Erandique in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Erandique 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 Erandique?

Erandique sits at 14.2°N, 88.5°W, 1,252 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Yamaranguila, 25 km away.

ColomoncaguaGraciasLa IgualaSensuntepequeBelén GualchoChalatenangoCorquín

Topography around Erandique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erandique has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m around an average of 1,309 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,808 m.

The land around Erandique is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
924 m
16 km
1,719 m
80 km
2,808 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Yamaranguila 25 km · Colomoncagua 38 km · Gracias 41 km · La Iguala 42 km · Sensuntepeque 44 km · Belén Gualcho 45 km · Chalatenango 56 km · Corquín 57 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 Erandique (14.2379°, -88.4645°, elevation 1,252 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).