Santa Cruz de Yojoa weather in December

In December, Santa Cruz de Yojoa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 79 mm of rain across 15.2 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 20% 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 Cruz de Yojoa's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz de Yojoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Santa Cruz de Yojoa 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 Cruz de Yojoa 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 22°C and 29°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)
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How December really feels in Santa Cruz de Yojoa

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 Cruz de Yojoa 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° / 18°7413.811.26.3
Feb27° / 18°479.511.56.6
Mar29° / 19°498.511.95.7
Apr32° / 21°468.712.34.0
May33° / 22°14017.512.73.0
Jun31° / 22°20122.512.93.0
Jul30° / 22°14622.212.83.5
Aug30° / 21°16323.912.53.3
Sep30° / 21°22625.312.13.0
Oct28° / 21°20423.711.73.9
Nov26° / 19°12818.711.35.1
Dec25° / 18°7915.211.16.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24060
34060
44159
54258
64258
74258
84456
94456
104456
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224654
234753
244852
254852
264852
274753
284753
294852
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz de Yojoa gets around 79 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
355
455
555
654
754
853
953
1052
1152
1251
1351
1450
1549
1649
1748
1848
1947
2047
2146
2246
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12176813
22176912
32177011
42177110
52177110
6217729
7317719
8317728
9317728
10318727
11318727
12319717
13420697
14420706
15421696
16422686
17422695
18423685
19424675
20424684
21425674
22425674
23425683
24425683
25425683
26424702
27424702
28424702
29424702
30424711
31425701

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
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114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:065:17
211.26:075:17
311.26:075:17
411.26:085:17
511.26:085:18
611.16:095:18
711.16:095:18
811.16:105:18
911.16:105:19
1011.16:115:19
1111.16:125:19
1211.16:125:20
1311.16:135:20
1411.16:135:20
1511.16:145:21
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1711.16:155:22
1811.16:155:22
1911.16:165:23
2011.16:165:23
2111.16:175:23
2211.16:175:24
2311.16:185:24
2411.16:185:25
2511.16:195:25
2611.16:195:26
2711.16:195:26
2811.16:205:27
2911.16:205:27
3011.16:215:28
3111.16:215:28

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 3.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Santa Cruz de Yojoa?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cruz de Yojoa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cruz de Yojoa in December

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

In December, Santa Cruz de Yojoa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Santa Cruz de Yojoa 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 Cruz de Yojoa peaks around March 24 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 24UV 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 Cruz de Yojoa 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 Cruz de Yojoa is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1967 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr70Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz de Yojoa?

Santa Cruz de Yojoa sits at 15.0°N, 87.9°W, 477 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Francisco de Yojoa, 9.0 km away.

Santa BárbaraVillanuevaEl Negrito

Topography around Santa Cruz de Yojoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de Yojoa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,849 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,710 m.

The land around Santa Cruz de Yojoa is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
426 m
16 km
1,849 m
80 km
2,710 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: San Francisco de Yojoa 9.0 km · San Antonio de Cortés 22 km · Santa Rita 24 km · Potrerillos 29 km · Azacualpa 37 km · Santa Bárbara 38 km · Villanueva 39 km · El Negrito 43 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 Cruz de Yojoa (14.9809°, -87.8909°, elevation 477 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).