Tegucigalpa weather in August

In August, Tegucigalpa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 189 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tegucigalpa's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tegucigalpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Tegucigalpa is capital and largest city of Honduras.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36 µg/m³ · 2013
Density
4,223/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 Tegucigalpa 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 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
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172718
182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
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272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Tegucigalpa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°4111.38.4
Feb28° / 16°41.311.57.9
Mar29° / 17°152.711.96.5
Apr30° / 18°618.812.35.1
May28° / 19°2792212.64.2
Jun27° / 19°24823.212.84.3
Jul27° / 18°1231712.75.3
Aug27° / 18°18921.512.54.7
Sep27° / 18°2762612.13.9
Oct26° / 18°2562211.74.7
Nov25° / 17°457.611.37.1
Dec25° / 16°91.911.28.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63565
73565
83466
93466
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
222872
232872
242971
252773
262773
272773
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tegucigalpa gets around 189 mm of rain over 21.5 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 69% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
359
460
561
662
763
864
964
1065
1166
1267
1367
1468
1568
1669
1769
1870
1971
2071
2172
2273
2374
2475
2576
2677
2779
2880
2981
3082
3183

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186824
286824
386725
476825
576726
676627
776627
866628
966628
1066529
1166430
1266430
1366331
1456332
1556233
1656134
1756035
1855837
1955738
2055639
2155441
2255342
2355243
2455144
2545145
2645145
2745046
2845046
2935047
3035047
3135048

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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227calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:366:14
212.65:366:13
312.65:366:13
412.65:376:13
512.65:376:12
612.65:376:12
712.65:376:12
812.65:376:11
912.65:386:11
1012.55:386:10
1112.55:386:10
1212.55:386:09
1312.55:386:09
1412.55:386:08
1512.55:396:08
1612.55:396:07
1712.55:396:07
1812.45:396:06
1912.45:396:05
2012.45:396:05
2112.45:396:04
2212.45:396:04
2312.45:406:03
2412.45:406:02
2512.45:406:02
2612.45:406:01
2712.35:406:00
2812.35:406:00
2912.35:405:59
3012.35:405:58
3112.35:405:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tegucigalpa

In seasonPeak

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

Tegucigalpa's rainy season runs May–June, 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 Tegucigalpa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tegucigalpa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tegucigalpa in August

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

In August, Tegucigalpa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tegucigalpa 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 Tegucigalpa peaks around March 21 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 highMar 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tegucigalpa 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 Tegucigalpa is worst in April — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tegucigalpa's WHO annual average of 36 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorPoorModerateApr 17106 µg/m³Dec 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr113Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun33Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tegucigalpa?

Tegucigalpa sits at 14.1°N, 87.2°W, 944 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is San Juan de Flores, 28 km away.

Villa de San AntonioTeupasentiLa PazComayaguaDanlí

Topography around Tegucigalpa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tegucigalpa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 986 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,380 m.

The land around Tegucigalpa is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
1,388 m
80 km
2,380 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: San Juan de Flores 28 km · Sabanagrande 31 km · Morocelí 37 km · Villa de San Antonio 52 km · Teupasenti 57 km · La Paz 57 km · Comayagua 62 km · Danlí 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 Tegucigalpa (14.0818°, -87.2068°, elevation 944 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).