Gualaco weather in October

In October, Gualaco sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 186 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gualaco's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gualaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Gualaco 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Gualaco reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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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22819
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42819
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62819
72819
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212718
222718
232718
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272718
282618
292618
302618
312618

Gualaco weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°381011.27.0
Feb26° / 16°195.711.57.3
Mar28° / 17°255.111.96.7
Apr30° / 18°396.512.35.3
May30° / 19°14516.212.74.3
Jun28° / 19°14221.312.94.3
Jul28° / 19°10719.512.84.8
Aug29° / 19°11220.112.54.3
Sep29° / 19°1482112.14.0
Oct27° / 18°18622.611.74.4
Nov26° / 17°9815.711.35.7
Dec25° / 17°4711.911.16.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82179
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152278
162377
172476
182476
192575
202674
212674
222872
232872
242971
253070
263169
273169
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Gualaco gets around 186 mm of rain over 22.6 wet days in October, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
476
576
676
777
877
977
1077
1177
1278
1378
1477
1577
1677
1776
1875
1974
2073
2172
2271
2370
2469
2569
2668
2767
2867
2966
3065
3165

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
109901
2010891
3010891
4011881
5011881
6012871
7012871
8013861
9013861
10014851
11014851
12015841
13016831
14017821
15117811
16118801
17119791
18120781
19121771
20123751
21124741
22125731
23126721
24126721
25127711
26228691
27229681
28230671
29231661
30232660
31232660

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
15calm
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255calm
266calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:37 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:375:29
211.95:375:29
311.85:375:28
411.85:385:27
511.85:385:26
611.85:385:26
711.85:385:25
811.85:385:24
911.85:385:24
1011.75:385:23
1111.75:395:22
1211.75:395:22
1311.75:395:21
1411.75:395:20
1511.75:395:20
1611.75:405:19
1711.65:405:18
1811.65:405:18
1911.65:405:17
2011.65:415:17
2111.65:415:16
2211.65:415:16
2311.65:415:15
2411.65:425:15
2511.55:425:14
2611.55:425:14
2711.55:435:13
2811.55:435:13
2911.55:435:12
3011.55:445:12
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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 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Gualaco

In seasonPeak

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

Gualaco's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Gualaco?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Gualaco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gualaco in October

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

In October, Gualaco sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gualaco 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 Gualaco 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
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gualaco 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 Gualaco is worst in April — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1873 µg/m³Dec 205 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr79Unhealthy
May39Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gualaco?

Gualaco sits at 15.0°N, 86.1°W, 653 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Catacamas, 27 km away.

JuticalpaSabáDulce Nombre de CulmíSonagueraTocoaOlanchitoLa Ceiba

Topography around Gualaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gualaco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 657 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,773 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,303 m.

The land around Gualaco is covered by grassland (64%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
1,773 m
80 km
2,303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Catacamas 27 km · Juticalpa 43 km · Sabá 53 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 58 km · Sonaguera 73 km · Tocoa 74 km · Olanchito 74 km · La Ceiba 112 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 Gualaco (15.0252°, -86.0708°, elevation 653 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).