San Lorenzo weather in December

In December, San Lorenzo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 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 Lorenzo's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Lorenzo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:10 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

San Lorenzo 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 33°C through the month.

A typical December day in San Lorenzo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
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43224
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How December really feels in San Lorenzo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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 December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

San Lorenzo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°10.211.34.5
Feb34° / 24°10.411.64.0
Mar34° / 24°71.711.93.6
Apr34° / 25°458.112.33.1
May33° / 25°30922.112.62.5
Jun32° / 25°32422.312.82.6
Jul33° / 25°16015.112.72.9
Aug33° / 24°28321.112.42.6
Sep31° / 24°40526.712.12.6
Oct31° / 24°39323.611.73.1
Nov32° / 24°587.611.44.4
Dec33° / 23°4111.24.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28119
38119
48218
58317
68317
78416
88416
98416
108515
118515
128515
138614
148614
158614
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178713
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198713
208812
218812
228911
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249010
259010
269010
27919
28919
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

San Lorenzo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
36
45
55
64
74
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
223
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243
253
263
273
283
293
303
313

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12144934
22155132
32155330
42165428
52175526
63185425
73185623
83195622
93205621
103215521
113225520
123235519
134245319
144255318
154265218
164275217
174285216
184295116
194305115
205315015
215324914
225334813
235344813
245354712
255374711
265374611
276384610
28639469
29640459
30641448
31741448

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:17
211.36:025:18
311.36:035:18
411.36:035:18
511.26:045:18
611.26:045:19
711.26:055:19
811.26:055:19
911.26:065:20
1011.26:065:20
1111.26:075:20
1211.26:075:21
1311.26:085:21
1411.26:095:22
1511.26:095:22
1611.26:105:22
1711.26:105:23
1811.26:115:23
1911.26:115:24
2011.26:125:24
2111.26:125:25
2211.26:135:25
2311.26:135:25
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2511.26:145:26
2611.26:145:27
2711.26:155:27
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2911.26:165:28
3011.26:165:29
3111.26:165:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
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265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for San Lorenzo

In seasonPeak

None of San Lorenzo'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 Lorenzo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

San Lorenzo'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 December a good time to visit San Lorenzo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit San Lorenzo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Lorenzo in December

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

In December, San Lorenzo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near San Lorenzo in December

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 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 San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo 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 San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo 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 San Lorenzo?

San Lorenzo sits at 13.4°N, 87.4°W, 16 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Marcovia, 21 km away.

La UniónSabanagrandeSomotilloSan Francisco GoteraTegucigalpa

Topography around San Lorenzo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Lorenzo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m.

The land around San Lorenzo is covered by mangroves (33%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), grassland (21%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
2,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
December weather nearby: Marcovia 21 km · Langue 31 km · Ciudad Choluteca 32 km · La Unión 44 km · Sabanagrande 47 km · Somotillo 72 km · San Francisco Gotera 77 km · Tegucigalpa 78 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 Lorenzo (13.4242°, -87.4472°, elevation 16 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).