Morocelí weather in August

In August, Morocelí sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 114 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Morocelí's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morocelí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:37 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Morocelí 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Morocelí reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
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42920
52920
62920
72920
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112920
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282920
293020
303020
313020

How August really feels in Morocelí

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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Morocelí weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°82.711.37.8
Feb29° / 17°51.611.57.1
Mar31° / 18°92.111.95.8
Apr32° / 19°315.512.34.4
May31° / 20°17317.612.63.7
Jun29° / 20°17622.212.83.9
Jul28° / 19°9217.512.84.7
Aug29° / 20°11419.712.54.2
Sep29° / 19°15721.212.13.8
Oct28° / 19°16719.911.74.7
Nov27° / 18°438.111.36.6
Dec27° / 17°113.311.27.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
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183565
193367
203367
213466
223466
233466
243367
253268
263268
273268
283169
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morocelí gets around 114 mm of rain over 19.7 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 63% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
358
459
559
660
761
861
962
1062
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
1663
1763
1863
1963
2064
2164
2264
2364
2465
2565
2665
2765
2866
2966
3066
3166

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114356
214257
314257
414257
514158
614158
714059
814059
913960
1013861
1113861
1213762
1313762
1413762
1513663
1613663
1713663
1813663
1913564
2013564
2113465
2213465
2313366
2413366
2513267
2613267
2713267
2813168
2913168
3013168
3113069

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:356:13
212.65:356:12
312.65:356:12
412.65:356:11
512.65:356:11
612.65:366:11
712.65:366:10
812.65:366:10
912.65:366:09
1012.55:366:09
1112.55:376:08
1212.55:376:08
1312.55:376:07
1412.55:376:07
1512.55:376:06
1612.55:376:06
1712.55:376:05
1812.55:386:05
1912.45:386:04
2012.45:386:03
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2612.45:386:00
2712.35:395:59
2812.35:395:58
2912.35:395:58
3012.35:395:57
3112.35:395:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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155.7Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Morocelí

In seasonPeak

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

Morocelí'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 Morocelí?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Morocelí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morocelí in August

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

In August, Morocelí sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Morocelí 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 Morocelí peaks around March 22 at about 14 (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 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Morocelí 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 Morocelí is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1761 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar23Moderate
Apr65Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Morocelí?

Morocelí sits at 14.1°N, 86.9°W, 625 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Teupasenti, 21 km away.

El ParaísoSabanagrandeOcotalSomoto

Topography around Morocelí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morocelí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,362 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m.

The land around Morocelí is covered by grassland (34%), trees (32%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,362 m
80 km
2,268 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Teupasenti 21 km · San Juan de Flores 25 km · Danlí 32 km · Tegucigalpa 37 km · El Paraíso 44 km · Sabanagrande 55 km · Ocotal 69 km · Somoto 77 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 Morocelí (14.1167°, -86.8667°, elevation 625 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).