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Valle Department · HondurasSummit weather, forecast and climate

Tiger Island

Volcano783 mMajor summit
Elevation783 mabove sea level
Prominence783 mindependent height
Isolation23 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul29°average high
13.27° N, 87.64° WElevation 783 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit783 m
  • Mid-mountain400 m
  • Valley · Amapala25 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Tiger Island in brief

Tiger Island rises to 783 m, Valle Department, Honduras. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 783 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Amapala, 3.4 km to the NW at 25 m.

Facts

Elevation
783 m · 2,569 ft
Prominence
783 m
Region
Valle Department
Country
Honduras
Coordinates
13.2656, -87.6378
Nearest airport
Toncontín Airport (TGU) · 99 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Tiger Island by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
15°20°25°30°35°27°23°Jan28°24°Feb28°24°Mar28°25°Apr28°25°May28°24°Jun29°25°Jul28°25°Aug27°24°Sep27°24°Oct27°24°Nov27°24°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Tiger Island by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high27°28°28°28°28°28°29°28°27°27°27°27°
Average low23°24°24°25°25°24°25°25°24°24°24°24°
Precipitation2 mm3 mm12 mm36 mm301 mm313 mm196 mm273 mm431 mm288 mm51 mm6 mm
Cloud cover8%9%11%21%47%62%50%51%60%49%29%14%
Daylight11h 2611h 4312h 0312h 2612h 4412h 5412h 5012h 3412h 1311h 5111h 3111h 21
Month score898985774841444545517788

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,700 m4,700 m4,800 m4,850 m4,800 m4,800 m4,900 m4,850 m4,700 m4,700 m4,700 m4,700 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Tiger Island in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Honduras
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Conchagua1,225 m–22 km W24°
Isla Zacate Grande640 m640 m7.9 km N28°
Conchagüita505 m505 m15 km W29°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Amapala

Valle Department · 3.4 km NW
29°Oct high
24wet days
43score
Amapala
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

El Cubolero

Valle Department · 23 km N
30°Oct high
24wet days
39score
El Cubolero
La Unión
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La Unión

La Union · 24 km W
30°Oct high
24wet days
41score
La Unión
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Agua Fría

Valle Department · 24 km NE
30°Oct high
24wet days
38score
Agua Fría
Around here

Amapala and around

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016

Amapala

Valle Department · Honduras
Jan–Feb · Decbest months
31°July high
25 maltitude
Amapala

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
16 km NE

Nacaome River

River
Nacaome River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
24 km NW

Sirama River

River
Sirama River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.6 km NE

Isla Zacate Grande

Island · 640 m
Isla Zacate Grande

Mountains

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21 km W

Conchagua

1,225 m · American Cordillera
Conchagua
Cosigüina
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37 km S

Cosigüina

872 m · American Cordillera
Cosigüina
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
5.6 km NE

Isla Zacate Grande

640 m
Isla Zacate Grande