Santa Rosa de Copán weather in January

In January, Santa Rosa de Copán sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 56 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Santa Rosa de Copán's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa de Copán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:28 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Santa Rosa de Copán is human settlement in Honduras.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Rosa de Copán reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Santa Rosa de Copán weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°5612.711.26.4
Feb25° / 15°338.211.57.2
Mar27° / 16°307.211.97.2
Apr29° / 17°40812.35.9
May29° / 18°13517.512.74.5
Jun28° / 19°2182312.94.1
Jul27° / 18°1282012.84.9
Aug27° / 18°15621.112.54.6
Sep27° / 18°23825.112.14.0
Oct26° / 18°18722.811.74.6
Nov24° / 16°10117.311.35.5
Dec23° / 15°6114.211.16.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54357
64357
74357
84456
94555
104555
114555
124753
134753
144852
154753
164753
174852
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224852
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244951
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275050
285149
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Rosa de Copán gets around 56 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2639
2739
2839
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3039
3139

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1426673
2526663
3526663
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5527662
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7528652
8628642
9629641
10630631
11631621
12731611
13732601
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23632611
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25631621
26530641
27529651
28529651
29528661
30528661
31528661

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:245:32
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411.16:255:34
511.26:255:35
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
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33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Rosa de Copán

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Rosa de Copán's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Santa Rosa de Copán?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Santa Rosa de Copán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Rosa de Copán in January

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

In January, Santa Rosa de Copán sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santa Rosa de Copán in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (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 Rosa de Copán peaks around April 11 at about 14 (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 highApr 11UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Santa Rosa de Copán in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Santa Rosa de Copán 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 Rosa de Copán?

Santa Rosa de Copán sits at 14.8°N, 88.8°W, 1,123 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Cucuyagua, 18 km away.

La Iguala

Topography around Santa Rosa de Copán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa de Copán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 1,125 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,471 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,817 m.

The land around Santa Rosa de Copán is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
1,471 m
80 km
2,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Cucuyagua 18 km · Lepaera 20 km · San Pedro de Copán 20 km · Corquín 25 km · Gracias 29 km · Belén Gualcho 32 km · Atima 35 km · La Iguala 38 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 Rosa de Copán (14.7739°, -88.7756°, elevation 1,123 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).