Sabá weather in January

In January, Sabá sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 127 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sabá's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:19 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Sabá 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sabá reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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202517
212517
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232617
242617
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262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

How January really feels in Sabá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Sabá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°1271611.26.0
Feb27° / 17°7910.511.56.5
Mar28° / 18°719.811.96.2
Apr31° / 20°508.512.35.0
May31° / 21°14616.812.73.8
Jun31° / 21°1742112.93.3
Jul30° / 21°14621.812.83.6
Aug30° / 21°15923.612.53.4
Sep30° / 21°18924.712.13.2
Oct28° / 20°25025.311.63.8
Nov26° / 19°22222.111.34.6
Dec26° / 18°13918.811.15.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105446
115545
125644
135644
145644
155743
165743
175743
185842
195842
205941
215941
226040
236139
246139
256238
266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sabá gets around 127 mm of rain over 16 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
355
455
555
655
755
854
954
1054
1153
1253
1352
1451
1551
1651
1751
1850
1950
2050
2150
2249
2349
2448
2548
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221761
2222751
3222760
4222760
5223750
6224740
7324730
8325720
9326710
10327700
11328690
12328690
13329680
14329680
15429670
16430660
17430660
18430660
19430660
20330670
21330670
22330670
23330670
24330670
25330670
26329680
27229690
28229690
29229690
30229690
31229690

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:15 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:155:21
211.16:165:22
311.16:165:22
411.16:165:23
511.16:175:23
611.16:175:24
711.16:175:24
811.16:175:25
911.16:185:26
1011.16:185:26
1111.16:185:27
1211.16:185:27
1311.26:195:28
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1911.26:195:31
2011.26:195:32
2111.26:205:32
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2511.26:205:34
2611.36:205:35
2711.36:195:36
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3111.36:195:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sabá

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Sabá?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sabá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabá in January

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

In January, Sabá sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sabá in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 47 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Sabá 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 Sabá peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sabá 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 Sabá is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 2137 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar11Good
Apr38Poor
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sabá?

Sabá sits at 15.5°N, 86.3°W, 390 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Sonaguera, 21 km away.

GualacoLa CeibaCatacamasDulce Nombre de CulmíJuticalpa

Topography around Sabá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,401 m.

The land around Sabá is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
1,630 m
80 km
2,401 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sonaguera 21 km · Olanchito 35 km · Tocoa 36 km · Gualaco 53 km · La Ceiba 66 km · Catacamas 78 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 87 km · Juticalpa 89 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 Sabá (15.4667°, -86.25°, elevation 390 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).