Siguatepeque weather in August

In August, Siguatepeque sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 286 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Siguatepeque's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siguatepeque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Siguatepeque is human settlement in Honduras.

Density
320/km²
people per km²
Founded
1689

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Siguatepeque reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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312718

Siguatepeque weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°5012.411.26.5
Feb25° / 15°348.211.57.2
Mar27° / 16°357.611.97.0
Apr29° / 17°481012.35.5
May29° / 18°20519.912.74.2
Jun27° / 18°29023.912.84.1
Jul27° / 18°19523.512.84.4
Aug27° / 18°28625.512.54.1
Sep27° / 18°36927.612.13.7
Oct25° / 18°26725.311.74.3
Nov23° / 16°11818.611.35.2
Dec23° / 15°6315.111.25.9

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 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32674
42674
52575
62575
72476
82476
92377
102377
112377
122278
132278
142278
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281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Siguatepeque gets around 286 mm of rain over 25.5 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 83% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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581
681
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982
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1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1682
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2283
2383
2484
2584
2685
2786
2886
2987
3088
3189

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12872
22773
32674
42674
52575
62575
72575
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132278
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192179
202080
212080
222080
231981
241981
251981
261981
271981
281882
291882
301882
311882

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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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 5:38 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:386:17
212.65:386:17
312.65:386:16
412.65:386:16
512.65:396:16
612.65:396:15
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1012.65:406:13
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1512.55:416:11
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2212.45:416:07
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2712.45:426:03
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Siguatepeque

In seasonPeak

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

Siguatepeque'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 August a good time to visit Siguatepeque?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Siguatepeque for sightseeing.

What to pack for Siguatepeque in August

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

In August, Siguatepeque sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Siguatepeque 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 Siguatepeque peaks around March 23 at about 15 (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 23UV 15Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Siguatepeque 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 Siguatepeque is worst in April — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1847 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr49Poor
May33Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Siguatepeque?

Siguatepeque sits at 14.6°N, 87.8°W, 1,082 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is El Rosario, 11 km away.

Villa de San AntonioSanta Cruz de YojoaSan Francisco de YojoaEsquías

Topography around Siguatepeque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siguatepeque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 1,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,686 m.

The land around Siguatepeque is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
1,841 m
80 km
2,686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: El Rosario 11 km · Comayagua 26 km · Azacualpa 31 km · La Paz 35 km · Villa de San Antonio 38 km · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 43 km · San Francisco de Yojoa 49 km · Esquías 52 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 Siguatepeque (14.5969°, -87.831°, elevation 1,082 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).