La Iguala weather in October

In October, La Iguala sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 228 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 La Iguala's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Iguala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
228 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

La Iguala 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in La Iguala 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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La Iguala 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°174.511.57.8
Mar26° / 14°276.111.97.6
Apr27° / 15°649.712.36.5
May26° / 16°21720.212.74.9
Jun25° / 17°3152512.84.2
Jul25° / 16°19722.112.84.8
Aug25° / 16°24825.112.54.4
Sep25° / 16°32227.312.13.9
Oct24° / 16°22823.211.74.6
Nov22° / 15°6813.411.35.9
Dec22° / 14°338.711.26.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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
31189
41189
51189
61288
71387
81387
91387
101387
111486
121486
131486
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201684
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282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

La Iguala gets around 228 mm of rain over 23.2 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
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387
486
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784
884
983
1083
1182
1282
1381
1480
1580
1679
1778
1876
1975
2074
2172
2270
2369
2467
2566
2664
2763
2862
2960
3059
3158

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1038611
2038710
3038710
404879
504879
604879
704888
805878
905878
1005878
1106868
1206868
1306868
1407858
1507858
1608848
1709838
18110818
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20112807
21113797
22115786
23116776
24117775
25118765
26219754
27220744
28221743
29221743
30222733
31323722

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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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 5:53 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
211.95:475:38
311.85:475:38
411.85:475:37
511.85:475:36
611.85:475:35
711.85:475:35
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1911.65:505:27
2011.65:505:27
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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 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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134.4Bright
144.4Bright
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164.3Bright
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184.3Bright
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214.3Bright
224.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for La Iguala

In seasonPeak

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

La Iguala'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 La Iguala?

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 La Iguala for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Iguala in October

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

In October, La Iguala 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 La Iguala 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 La Iguala peaks around April 9 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 9UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in La Iguala 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 La Iguala 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 La Iguala?

La Iguala sits at 14.6°N, 88.5°W, 926 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Gracias, 13 km away.

Santa Rosa de CopánBelén GualchoAzacualpaSanta BárbaraErandique

Topography around La Iguala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Iguala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m around an average of 1,051 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,809 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,774 m.

The land around La Iguala is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
543 m
16 km
1,809 m
80 km
2,774 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
October weather nearby: Gracias 13 km · Lepaera 22 km · Atima 35 km · Santa Rosa de Copán 38 km · Belén Gualcho 39 km · Azacualpa 42 km · Santa Bárbara 42 km · Erandique 42 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 La Iguala (14.6167°, -88.4667°, elevation 926 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).