San Pedro Sula weather in July

In July, San Pedro Sula sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 182 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Pedro Sula's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Pedro Sula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

San Pedro Sula is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in San Pedro Sula reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in San Pedro Sula

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

San Pedro Sula weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°14017.911.25.6
Feb27° / 19°8813.711.55.9
Mar29° / 20°8211.311.95.6
Apr31° / 21°6212.112.34.4
May32° / 22°14621.512.73.0
Jun31° / 23°20326.212.92.7
Jul30° / 22°18227.412.82.9
Aug30° / 22°17127.812.52.9
Sep31° / 22°20527.112.12.7
Oct29° / 22°2562611.63.4
Nov27° / 20°24222.411.34.5
Dec26° / 19°14620.411.15.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81882
91882
101882
111981
122080
132080
142179
152377
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202872
212971
223070
233169
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263367
273367
283268
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303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Pedro Sula gets around 182 mm of rain over 27.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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488
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
2919
3928
4928
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:286:23
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312.95:296:23
412.95:296:23
512.95:296:23
612.95:306:23
712.95:306:23
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1312.95:326:23
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Pedro Sula

In seasonPeak

In July, San Pedro Sula sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Pedro Sula 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 July a good time to visit San Pedro Sula?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Pedro Sula.

What to pack for San Pedro Sula in July

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

In July, San Pedro Sula sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Pedro Sula in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 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
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in San Pedro Sula in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (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 Pedro Sula peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Pedro Sula in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in San Pedro Sula is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2332 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Pedro Sula?

San Pedro Sula sits at 15.5°N, 88.0°W, 90 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is La Lima, 14 km away.

Topography around San Pedro Sula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Pedro Sula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,718 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around San Pedro Sula is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
325 m
16 km
1,718 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: La Lima 14 km · Choloma 14 km · Cofradía 18 km · Villanueva 22 km · El Progreso 27 km · Omoa 30 km · Potrerillos 31 km · Puerto Cortes 37 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 Pedro Sula (15.5059°, -88.0259°, elevation 90 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).