Gracias weather in October

In October, Gracias sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 232 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Gracias's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gracias's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Gracias 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gracias reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112416
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Gracias weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°247.511.27.1
Feb24° / 13°194.811.57.7
Mar25° / 14°286.311.97.5
Apr27° / 15°649.512.36.6
May26° / 16°22320.512.74.8
Jun26° / 17°30724.712.84.2
Jul25° / 16°20122.312.84.8
Aug25° / 16°25125.112.54.3
Sep25° / 16°32527.412.13.9
Oct24° / 16°23223.411.74.6
Nov22° / 14°7113.511.35.9
Dec22° / 14°338.711.26.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141387
151387
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201684
211783
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272080
282080
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302080
312179

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gracias gets around 232 mm of rain over 23.4 wet days in October. 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 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
287
387
486
586
685
785
884
984
1084
1183
1283
1382
1481
1581
1679
1778
1877
1976
2074
2172
2271
2369
2468
2566
2665
2764
2862
2961
3060
3159

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1038512
2038611
3048511
4048610
5048610
6048610
705869
805869
905869
1005869
1106859
1206859
1306859
1407849
1508839
1608839
1709829
18110818
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20113788
21114787
22116767
23117757
24118756
25120745
26221725
27222724
28222724
29223723
30224713
31324703

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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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317calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:475:39
211.95:475:39
311.85:475:38
411.85:485:37
511.85:485:37
611.85:485:36
711.85:485:35
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1811.65:505:28
1911.65:505:28
2011.65:505:27
2111.65:515:27
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2611.55:525:24
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gracias

In seasonPeak

In October, Gracias sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gracias'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 October a good time to visit Gracias?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gracias for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gracias in October

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

In October, Gracias sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Gracias 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 Gracias 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 Gracias 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 Gracias 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 Gracias?

Gracias sits at 14.6°N, 88.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is La Iguala, 13 km away.

Atima

Topography around Gracias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gracias has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 835 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,381 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,767 m.

The land around Gracias is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
2,381 m
80 km
2,767 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: La Iguala 13 km · Lepaera 21 km · Belén Gualcho 26 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 29 km · Corquín 30 km · San Pedro de Copán 30 km · Cucuyagua 32 km · Atima 39 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 Gracias (14.5907°, -88.5861°, elevation 0 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).