Sabanagrande weather in January

In January, Sabanagrande sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:20 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sabanagrande reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
143018
153018
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183018
193018
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213018
223018
233018
243018
253018
263018
273018
283018
293018
303018
313018

How January really feels in Sabanagrande

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.

Sabanagrande weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°20.311.36.8
Feb31° / 19°20.511.55.9
Mar32° / 19°102.211.94.8
Apr33° / 21°548.412.33.7
May31° / 21°30121.412.63.3
Jun29° / 20°26121.712.83.6
Jul30° / 21°11114.912.74.3
Aug31° / 20°19720.212.53.6
Sep29° / 20°31525.712.13.3
Oct28° / 20°31721.911.74.1
Nov29° / 19°406.611.46.1
Dec29° / 19°40.911.27.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68911
79010
8919
9919
10919
11919
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26928
27937
28937
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sabanagrande gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
220
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260
270
281
291
301
311

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11153351
21153351
31253341
41254331
51354321
61355311
71455301
81456291
91557280
101657270
111658260
121758250
131758250
141858240
151859230
161959220
171960210
181960210
191961200
201962190
211963180
221963180
232063170
242063170
251965160
261965160
271965160
281965160
291966150
301965151
311965151

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
2112light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:16 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:165:28
211.26:175:29
311.26:175:29
411.26:175:30
511.26:185:30
611.26:185:31
711.26:185:31
811.26:195:32
911.26:195:32
1011.26:195:33
1111.26:195:34
1211.26:205:34
1311.26:205:35
1411.36:205:35
1511.36:205:36
1611.36:205:36
1711.36:205:37
1811.36:215:37
1911.36:215:38
2011.36:215:38
2111.36:215:39
2211.36:215:40
2311.36:215:40
2411.36:215:41
2511.36:215:41
2611.36:215:42
2711.36:215:42
2811.46:215:43
2911.46:215:43
3011.46:215:43
3111.46:215:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sabanagrande

In seasonPeak

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

Sabanagrande's rainy season runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Sabanagrande?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabanagrande in January

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

In January, Sabanagrande sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabanagrande in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabanagrande peaks around March 21 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 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sabanagrande 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 Sabanagrande is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2033 µg/m³Dec 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sabanagrande?

Sabanagrande sits at 13.8°N, 87.3°W, 965 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Tegucigalpa, 31 km away.

San LorenzoLangueMorocelíCiudad CholutecaSan Juan de FloresMarcoviaVilla de San Antonio

Topography around Sabanagrande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabanagrande has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,328 m.

The land around Sabanagrande is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
1,617 m
80 km
2,328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Tegucigalpa 31 km · San Lorenzo 47 km · Langue 47 km · Morocelí 55 km · Ciudad Choluteca 57 km · San Juan de Flores 57 km · Marcovia 58 km · Villa de San Antonio 69 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 Sabanagrande (13.8078°, -87.2592°, elevation 965 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).