Erandique weather in January

In January, Erandique sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-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 59% 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 Erandique's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erandique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Erandique 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 Erandique reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
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Erandique weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68218
78218
88218
98317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Erandique gets around 3 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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313

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 (%)
1216613
2226612
3236611
4236611
5246610
6256510
726659
827658
928648
1029647
1130646
1231636
1332635
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2533643
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2832653
2931672
3031672
3131672

Wind in January

Winds average 10 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 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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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 6:22 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:225:32
211.26:225:33
311.26:235:33
411.26:235:34
511.26:235:34
611.26:245:35
711.26:245:35
811.26:245:36
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1011.26:255:37
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1211.26:255:38
1311.26:255:39
1411.26:265:39
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1611.26:265:40
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1811.36:265:42
1911.36:265:42
2011.36:265:43
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2211.36:265:44
2311.36:275:44
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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 4.91 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 — January's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
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185.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Erandique

In seasonPeak

None of Erandique's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Erandique?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January 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 January

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

In January, 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 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 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 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 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
January 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).