Santa Bárbara weather in December

In December, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 88 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 19% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Santa Bárbara's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12518
22518
32518
42518
52518
62518
72518
82518
92518
102518
112518
122518
132518
142518
152518
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182518
192518
202518
212518
222518
232517
242517
252517
262517
272517
282417
292417
302417
312417

How December really feels in Santa Bárbara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°8114.711.26.3
Feb26° / 17°5110.211.56.6
Mar29° / 18°498.711.96.2
Apr31° / 20°529.612.34.5
May31° / 21°15118.512.73.3
Jun30° / 21°22624.712.93.1
Jul29° / 21°17324.812.83.6
Aug29° / 21°1952612.53.3
Sep29° / 21°26027.412.13.0
Oct28° / 20°2152511.74.0
Nov25° / 19°14719.211.35.1
Dec25° / 18°8816.311.15.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33565
43763
53763
63862
73961
84060
94060
104159
114258
124357
134357
144456
154456
164456
174555
184555
194555
204456
214555
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 88 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
658
758
858
958
1057
1156
1256
1355
1454
1553
1652
1751
1851
1950
2049
2148
2248
2347
2447
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10423685
20424684
30424684
40424693
50424693
60425683
70425683
80425683
90425683
100426682
110526672
121527652
131528642
141528642
151529632
161530622
171530622
181531612
191532602
201632592
211633591
221633591
231633591
241633591
250632611
260532621
270532621
280532621
290632611
300632611
310632611

Wind in December

Winds average 4 km/h in December.

Across December, 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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 06 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 6:07 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:075:18
211.26:085:18
311.26:085:19
411.26:095:19
511.26:105:19
611.26:105:19
711.16:115:20
811.16:115:20
911.16:125:20
1011.16:125:20
1111.16:135:21
1211.16:135:21
1311.16:145:22
1411.16:145:22
1511.16:155:22
1611.16:155:23
1711.16:165:23
1811.16:175:24
1911.16:175:24
2011.16:185:24
2111.16:185:25
2211.16:185:25
2311.16:195:26
2411.16:195:26
2511.16:205:27
2611.16:205:27
2711.16:215:28
2811.16:215:28
2911.16:225:29
3011.16:225:29
3111.16:225:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.47 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 — December's 3.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Santa Bárbara

In seasonPeak

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

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 December a good time to visit Santa Bárbara?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Santa Bárbara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in December

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

In December, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Santa Bárbara 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Santa Bárbara 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 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 2341 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr41Poor
May40Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
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.

Santa Cruz de YojoaLepaera

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
16 km
2,615 m
80 km
2,815 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December 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
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 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).