Sulaco weather in January

In January, Sulaco sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 32 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-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 27% 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 Sulaco's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sulaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:22 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Sulaco 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sulaco reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sulaco weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°328.611.27.1
Feb27° / 16°205.311.57.1
Mar30° / 17°266.211.95.8
Apr31° / 19°407.912.34.5
May31° / 20°15017.512.73.8
Jun29° / 19°17721.312.93.8
Jul29° / 19°12519.112.84.2
Aug29° / 19°14922.512.53.7
Sep29° / 19°19324.512.13.5
Oct27° / 18°19622.511.74.5
Nov25° / 17°9815.411.35.7
Dec25° / 16°4110.811.16.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
54951
65149
75149
85248
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
145446
155446
165446
175446
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215644
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235644
245644
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265743
275743
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sulaco gets around 32 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
431
531
631
731
830
930
1029
1128
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1725
1825
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1228673
2329653
3330643
4330643
5331633
6431632
7432622
8433612
9434602
10535582
11536572
12537562
13538561
14538561
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17640531
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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166calm
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316calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:185:26
211.16:195:27
311.16:195:27
411.16:195:28
511.16:205:28
611.16:205:29
711.26:205:29
811.26:215:30
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1211.26:225:32
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1611.26:225:35
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1911.26:235:36
2011.26:235:37
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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 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sulaco

In seasonPeak

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

Sulaco'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 January a good time to visit Sulaco?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Sulaco for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sulaco in January

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

In January, Sulaco sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Sulaco 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 Sulaco 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
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sulaco 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 Sulaco is worst in April — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 1791 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar22Moderate
Apr99Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sulaco?

Sulaco sits at 14.9°N, 87.3°W, 419 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Victoria, 14 km away.

El RosarioEl NegritoComayaguaSanta Cruz de Yojoa

Topography around Sulaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sulaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,357 m.

The land around Sulaco is covered by grassland (47%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
414 m
16 km
1,556 m
80 km
2,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Victoria 14 km · Yorito 17 km · Esquías 22 km · Yoro 29 km · El Rosario 62 km · El Negrito 64 km · Comayagua 65 km · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 67 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 Sulaco (14.9167°, -87.2667°, elevation 419 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).