Langue weather in January

In January, Langue sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Langue's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Langue's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:22 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Langue 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Langue reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313324

How January really feels in Langue

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Langue weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°10.111.35.2
Feb33° / 24°10.311.54.8
Mar33° / 25°61.811.94.4
Apr33° / 26°327.712.33.7
May32° / 26°23020.112.62.9
Jun32° / 25°26420.412.83.1
Jul33° / 25°12112.412.73.4
Aug32° / 25°21318.512.53.1
Sep31° / 25°31424.312.13.0
Oct30° / 24°2872111.73.7
Nov31° / 24°395.711.45.0
Dec32° / 24°20.611.25.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
5919
6919
7919
8919
9928
10928
11928
12928
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19946
20937
21937
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25937
26937
27937
28937
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Langue gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11639505
21639495
31640494
41740484
51740484
61741474
71742464
81742454
91843444
101844434
111944424
121945414
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2011146403
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2201146413
2301046413
2401046423
250946423
260846433
270846433
280746443
290746443
300746443
310646443

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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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 6:17 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:175:30
211.26:185:31
311.26:185:31
411.26:195:32
511.26:195:32
611.26:195:33
711.26:205:33
811.26:205:34
911.26:205:34
1011.26:205:35
1111.26:215:35
1211.36:215:36
1311.36:215:37
1411.36:215:37
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.6Bright
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305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Langue

In seasonPeak

None of Langue's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Langue sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Langue's monsoon runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Langue?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Langue for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Langue in January

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

In January, Langue sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Langue in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Langue 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 Langue peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 22UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Langue 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 Langue is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2233 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Langue?

Langue sits at 13.6°N, 87.7°W, 151 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Lorenzo, 31 km away.

La UniónSabanagrandeSan Francisco GoteraMarcoviaSan MiguelCiudad CholutecaTegucigalpa

Topography around Langue

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Langue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,262 m.

The land around Langue is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
1,156 m
80 km
2,262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: San Lorenzo 31 km · La Unión 37 km · Sabanagrande 47 km · San Francisco Gotera 49 km · Marcovia 52 km · San Miguel 59 km · Ciudad Choluteca 62 km · Tegucigalpa 70 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 Langue (13.6208°, -87.6525°, elevation 151 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).