Santa Bárbara weather in August

In August, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 195 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Bárbara's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 195 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:42 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Santa Bárbara is human settlement in Honduras.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Santa Bárbara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
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8	29	21
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10	29	21
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20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
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24	29	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How August really feels in Santa Bárbara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 10 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	81	14.7	11.2	6.3
Feb	26° / 17°	51	10.2	11.5	6.6
Mar	29° / 18°	49	8.7	11.9	6.2
Apr	31° / 20°	52	9.6	12.3	4.5
May	31° / 21°	151	18.5	12.7	3.3
Jun	30° / 21°	226	24.7	12.9	3.1
Jul	29° / 21°	173	24.8	12.8	3.6
Aug	29° / 21°	195	26	12.5	3.3
Sep	29° / 21°	260	27.4	12.1	3.0
Oct	28° / 20°	215	25	11.7	4.0
Nov	25° / 19°	147	19.2	11.3	5.1
Dec	25° / 18°	88	16.3	11.1	5.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	23
Cloudier (%)	72	72	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	72	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	77

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	23	77

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 195 mm of rain over 26 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
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20	86
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24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36
Oppressive (%)	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	36	64

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
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31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:39	6:19
2	12.7	5:39	6:19
3	12.7	5:39	6:18
4	12.6	5:40	6:18
5	12.6	5:40	6:18
6	12.6	5:40	6:17
7	12.6	5:40	6:17
8	12.6	5:40	6:16
9	12.6	5:41	6:16
10	12.6	5:41	6:15
11	12.6	5:41	6:15
12	12.6	5:41	6:14
13	12.5	5:41	6:14
14	12.5	5:42	6:13
15	12.5	5:42	6:13
16	12.5	5:42	6:12
17	12.5	5:42	6:12
18	12.5	5:42	6:11
19	12.5	5:42	6:10
20	12.5	5:43	6:10
21	12.4	5:43	6:09
22	12.4	5:43	6:08
23	12.4	5:43	6:08
24	12.4	5:43	6:07
25	12.4	5:43	6:06
26	12.4	5:43	6:06
27	12.4	5:43	6:05
28	12.3	5:44	6:04
29	12.3	5:44	6:04
30	12.3	5:44	6:03
31	12.3	5:44	6:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
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29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Santa Bárbara

In seasonPeak

In August, Santa Bárbara sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Bárbara's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Santa Bárbara?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Bárbara.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in August

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

In August, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Bárbara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Bárbara peaks around April 9 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	13	14	14	12	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Santa Bárbara in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Santa Bárbara is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	11	16	41	40	21	23	18	17	14	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	41	Poor
May	40	Poor
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara?

Santa Bárbara sits at 14.9°N, 88.2°W, 239 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San José de Colinas, 15 km away.

Topography around Santa Bárbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,615 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,815 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

446 m

trees 60%

16 km

2,615 m

trees 71%

80 km

2,815 m

trees 75%

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← July Santa Bárbara year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: San José de Colinas 15 km · Atima 27 km · Azacualpa 28 km · San Antonio de Cortés 30 km · San Francisco de Yojoa 30 km · San Luis 31 km · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 38 km · Lepaera 41 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

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 Santa Bárbara (14.9222°, -88.2376°, elevation 239 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	36	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	36	64

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	27	73
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	27	73
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	28	72
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	85
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	47	53
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	43	57
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	36	64