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Honduras

About 9.59M people live in Honduras, on 112,090 km² in 18 regions; the capital is Tegucigalpa. The highest summit is Cerro Las Minas (2,849 m).

Best timeJan–Mar
Population9.59M
Area112k km²
The year in Hondurasweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50October
Best timeJan–Mar
Best weather in OctoberTegucigalpa 58
October: highs23° – 29°
Rain this month, on average191mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Mar.

Honduras at a glance

The atlas follows 12,122 places here month by month, with 15 mountains and 3 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Honduras's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+606%1.56M in 1950 → 11M in 2025 → 14.8M in 2050
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Honduras · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$7,9002025 · 137/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy73.02024 · 123/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities59 %2025 · 130/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet59 %2024 · 137/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.482024 · 77/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover53 %2024 · 49/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Honduras

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Honduras

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

18 regions

Honduras from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Honduras
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Tegucigalpabest Jan–Feb · Dec58Tegucigalpa
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Siguatepequebest Feb–Apr56Siguatepeque
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La Ceibabest Jan · Mar–Apr49La Ceiba
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Cholomabest Jan–Feb · Dec45Choloma
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Nueva Ocotepequebest Jan–Mar56Nueva Ocotepeque
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Tocoabest Jan–Feb · Dec44Tocoa
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La Limabest Jan–Feb · Dec41La Lima
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Yarumelabest Jan–Feb · Dec49Yarumela
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Yuscaránbest Jan–Mar53Yuscarán
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Omoabest Jan–Feb · Dec48Omoa
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Puerto Castillabest Jan · Mar–Apr49Puerto Castilla
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San Juancitobest Jan–Mar57San Juancito
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El Triunfo de la Cruzbest Jan · Mar–Apr50El Triunfo de la Cruz

Nature in Honduras

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Honduras

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Honduras

3 monuments and 15 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Honduras

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Honduras

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Honduras

3 large airports, 1 railway stations, 5 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsAB110 V
Emergency198Calling code +504
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyHonduran LempiraHNL
LanguagesSpanish
Local time07:31Tegucigalpa