Tegucigalpa weather in February

In February, Tegucigalpa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tegucigalpa's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tegucigalpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:17 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tegucigalpa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
122716
132816
142816
152816
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182816
192816
202816
212816
222816
232816
242816
252816
262816
272816
282916

Tegucigalpa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78515
88515
98515
108416
118515
128515
138515
148515
158614
168614
178614
188614
198614
208614
218614
228614
238515
248515
258515
268515
278416
288416

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tegucigalpa gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
195
205
215
226
236
246
256
267
277
287

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1356140
2366040
3366040
4375940
5375940
6385930
7395830
8395830
9405730
10405730
11415630
12415630
13415630
14415630
15415540
16415540
17415540
18415450
19415450
20415450
21425260
22425260
23425260
24425170
25435070
26434971
27444881
28444781

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:215:44
211.46:215:44
311.46:215:45
411.46:205:45
511.46:205:46
611.46:205:46
711.46:205:46
811.56:205:47
911.56:195:47
1011.56:195:48
1111.56:195:48
1211.56:185:48
1311.56:185:49
1411.56:185:49
1511.56:175:49
1611.56:175:50
1711.66:175:50
1811.66:165:50
1911.66:165:51
2011.66:155:51
2111.66:155:51
2211.66:155:52
2311.66:145:52
2411.66:145:52
2511.76:135:52
2611.76:135:53
2711.76:125:53
2811.76:115:53

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.74 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 — February's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tegucigalpa

In seasonPeak

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

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 February a good time to visit Tegucigalpa?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tegucigalpa in February

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

In February, Tegucigalpa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tegucigalpa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).