San Juan de Flores weather in December

In December, San Juan de Flores sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5.2 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is San Juan de Flores's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Juan de Flores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

San Juan de Flores is human settlement in Honduras.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical December day in San Juan de Flores reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°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, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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San Juan de Flores weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December 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° / 15°134.211.37.8
Feb27° / 16°72.111.57.6
Mar30° / 16°12311.96.2
Apr31° / 18°325.712.34.8
May30° / 19°17517.412.74.0
Jun28° / 19°20322.812.84.2
Jul27° / 18°11218.612.85.0
Aug28° / 18°14119.912.54.6
Sep28° / 18°19522.112.14.1
Oct27° / 18°18520.411.74.8
Nov25° / 17°5410.411.36.6
Dec25° / 16°175.211.27.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24852
34852
44951
54951
65050
75050
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135347
145347
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Juan de Flores gets around 17 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1818
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2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1334576
2335566
3336556
4338545
5339535
6340525
7442505
8443484
9444474
10546464
11546454
12547444
13648433
14648423
15748423
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28949411
29950401
301050391
311051381

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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118calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:015:14
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511.26:045:15
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1911.26:115:20
2011.26:115:21
2111.26:125:21
2211.26:125:22
2311.26:135:22
2411.26:135:23
2511.26:145:23
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2711.26:155:24
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3011.26:165:26
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for San Juan de Flores

In seasonPeak

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

San Juan de Flores'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 December a good time to visit San Juan de Flores?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit San Juan de Flores for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Juan de Flores in December

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

In December, San Juan de Flores sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in San Juan de Flores in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Juan de Flores peaks around March 22 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 highMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Juan de Flores in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Juan de Flores 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 San Juan de Flores?

San Juan de Flores sits at 14.3°N, 87.0°W, 742 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Morocelí, 25 km away.

DanlíSabanagrandeVilla de San AntonioEsquíasEl Paraíso

Topography around San Juan de Flores

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Juan de Flores.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan de Flores has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,734 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,312 m.

The land around San Juan de Flores is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
1,734 m
80 km
2,312 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Morocelí 25 km · Tegucigalpa 28 km · Teupasenti 36 km · Danlí 55 km · Sabanagrande 57 km · Villa de San Antonio 63 km · Esquías 64 km · El Paraíso 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 San Juan de Flores (14.2667°, -87.0333°, elevation 742 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).