Is La Ceiba hot in December?
Days are typically warm at 28.6°C, while nights average 19.2°C.
Honduras · 1991–2020 normal
Typical December weather in La Ceiba: 28.6°C by day, 19.2°C at night, 316 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 30 out of 100 (April leads the year at 55). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 12 from latitude 15.77°. Open-water sea temperature is 27.3°C (13 km from the place centre).
December at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically warm at 28.6°C, while nights average 19.2°C.
The measured monthly average is 316 mm across about 12 wet days.
There are about 11 h 12 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
December ranks 10 of 12 in our weather comparison; April ranks first.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 27.3°C in December. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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