Esquías weather in August

In August, Esquías sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 85 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Esquías's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esquías's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Esquías is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Esquías reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
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293120
303120
313120

How August really feels in Esquías

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Esquías weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°133.911.27.5
Feb29° / 17°82.411.56.5
Mar31° / 18°143.611.95.2
Apr33° / 19°245.412.33.9
May32° / 20°10314.112.73.5
Jun30° / 20°11216.412.93.9
Jul31° / 20°6713.212.84.2
Aug31° / 20°8515.612.53.8
Sep31° / 20°13018.512.13.5
Oct28° / 19°14818.211.74.6
Nov27° / 18°5710.211.36.3
Dec26° / 17°195.311.17.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153664
163565
173565
183565
193565
203466
213367
223268
233268
243367
253169
263169
273169
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Esquías gets around 85 mm of rain over 15.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
446
547
648
748
849
949
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1750
1850
1950
2050
2150
2251
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2851
2952
3052
3152

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11452331
21352341
31352341
41252351
51251361
61251361
71151371
81151371
91051381
101051381
111050391
121051390
13951400
14951400
15951400
16950410
17950410
18950420
19949420
20849430
21849430
22848430
23848440
24848440
25747450
26747450
27747460
28747460
29747460
30747470
31647470

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:366:15
212.75:366:15
312.65:366:15
412.65:366:14
512.65:376:14
612.65:376:13
712.65:376:13
812.65:376:13
912.65:376:12
1012.65:386:12
1112.65:386:11
1212.55:386:11
1312.55:386:10
1412.55:386:10
1512.55:396:09
1612.55:396:08
1712.55:396:08
1812.55:396:07
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2012.45:396:06
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2212.45:406:05
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2812.35:406:01
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3012.35:405:59
3112.35:405:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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155.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Esquías

In seasonPeak

In August, Esquías sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Esquías'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 August a good time to visit Esquías?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esquías.

What to pack for Esquías in August

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

In August, Esquías sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Esquías in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Esquías peaks around March 24 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 highMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Esquías in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Esquías is worst in April — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1791 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar22Moderate
Apr99Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Esquías?

Esquías sits at 14.7°N, 87.4°W, 669 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Victoria, 22 km away.

El RosarioComayaguaYoroSiguatepequeVilla de San Antonio

Topography around Esquías

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esquías has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m around an average of 742 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,203 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,364 m.

The land around Esquías is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (49%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
508 m
16 km
1,203 m
80 km
2,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Victoria 22 km · Sulaco 22 km · Yorito 37 km · El Rosario 42 km · Comayagua 43 km · Yoro 51 km · Siguatepeque 52 km · Villa de San Antonio 53 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 Esquías (14.7439°, -87.3712°, elevation 669 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).