Yamaranguila weather in January

In January, Yamaranguila sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yamaranguila's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yamaranguila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Yamaranguila 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 Yamaranguila 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Yamaranguila weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°51.211.28.6
Feb27° / 15°41.111.58.2
Mar28° / 16°153.111.97.2
Apr29° / 17°629.212.35.7
May27° / 18°24621.112.74.6
Jun26° / 18°30423.312.84.3
Jul27° / 18°16416.712.85.4
Aug27° / 18°23520.512.54.8
Sep26° / 17°33025.412.14.1
Oct25° / 17°23020.111.75.1
Nov25° / 16°406.711.37.4
Dec25° / 16°111.911.28.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yamaranguila gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1196615
2206614
3206614
4216613
5216712
6226612
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1025669
1126668
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2629674
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2928684
3027694
3127703

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:21 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:215:31
211.26:215:32
311.26:225:32
411.26:225:33
511.26:225:33
611.26:235:34
711.26:235:34
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1811.36:255:41
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2011.36:265:42
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yamaranguila

In seasonPeak

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

Yamaranguila's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Yamaranguila?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yamaranguila in January

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

In January, Yamaranguila sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yamaranguila 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 Yamaranguila peaks around April 10 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yamaranguila 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 Yamaranguila is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2128 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yamaranguila?

Yamaranguila sits at 14.3°N, 88.2°W, 1,759 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Erandique, 25 km away.

La IgualaGraciasAzacualpaSiguatepequeLa PazSensuntepeque

Topography around Yamaranguila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yamaranguila has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m around an average of 1,759 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,770 m.

The land around Yamaranguila is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
523 m
16 km
1,854 m
80 km
2,770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Erandique 25 km · Colomoncagua 37 km · La Iguala 44 km · Gracias 50 km · Azacualpa 50 km · Siguatepeque 56 km · La Paz 61 km · Sensuntepeque 61 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 Yamaranguila (14.2833°, -88.242°, elevation 1,759 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).