Central America 
HNUS travel advisory: 3/4
Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa · 18 regions · 544 places
HNUS travel advisory: 3/4Population
9.59M
Area
112.1K km²
Capital
Currency
HNL
Power plugs
A · B
110 V
Calling code
+504
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Read more — Wikipedia
When to go
Best places in Honduras in October
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Sabanagrande
Francisco Morazán Department · Honduras
26° / 17° 189 mm Oct
69
Puerto Lempira
Gracias a Dios Department · Honduras
30° / 24° 420 mm Oct
68
Puerto Cortez
Cortés Department · Honduras
31° / 23° 397 mm Oct
68
Omoa
Cortés Department · Honduras
31° / 22° 340 mm Oct
68
Colomoncagua
Intibucá Department · Honduras
26° / 16° 276 mm Oct
68
Piraera
Lempira Department · Honduras
26° / 17° 234 mm Oct
68
Minas de Oro
Comayagua Department · Honduras
26° / 17° 158 mm Oct
68
Brus Laguna
Gracias a Dios Department · Honduras
31° / 24° 334 mm Oct
Go score
When to go in Honduras: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.
| places | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tegucigalpa | 85 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 76 | 81 |
| San Pedro Sula | 59 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 57 |
| Danlí | 80 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 71 | 80 |
| La Ceiba | 74 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 71 |
| La Ceiba | 74 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 71 |
| Puerto Cortez | 74 | 82 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 68 | 70 | 72 |
| Catacamas | 61 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 60 |
| Choloma | 64 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 |
| Siguatepeque | 83 | 90 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 74 | 79 |
| Olanchito | 60 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 43 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 57 |
| Tocoa | 71 | 81 | 76 | 75 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 68 |
| El Progreso | 61 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 60 |
| Santa Cruz de Yojoa | 68 | 73 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 69 |
| Ciudad Choluteca | 80 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 77 | 82 |
Water temperature
Sea temperature along the coast of Honduras
| places | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monjarás | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Puerto Cortez | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Omoa | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Baracoa | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| La Ceiba | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Tela | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Coxen Hole | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Guanaja | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Limón | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
All holiday types
All holiday types More ways to travel in Honduras
Rainy season in Honduras: May–November · Wettest month: September Month by month
Nature Calendar
Nature calendar Seasonal spectacles in Honduras
Tourist density
Tourism in Honduras
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
International visitors a year
2.32M
2019
World rank by arrivals
#95
Visitors per resident
0.24
Visitors per km²
21
Most popular destinations in Honduras
Practical
Honduras: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.
Power plugs
AB
- Voltage
- 110 V · 60 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Currency
Honduran Lempira
HNL · L
- Languages
- Spanish
- Calling code
- +504
Safety & travel advice
3
Reconsider travelUS travel advisory
No travel warningsUK travel advice · Jul 29, 2026
Typical prices
- Meal, casual restaurantHNL 300≈ $11.00
- CappuccinoHNL 76.00≈ $2.90
- Beer (0.5 l)HNL 110≈ $4.20
- Bottled water (1.5 l)HNL 34.00≈ $1.30
- Taxi, 5 kmHNL 210≈ $8.10
- Public transport ticketHNL 39.00≈ $1.50
- Mid-range hotel, per nightHNL 2,600≈ $100.00
Estimated from Honduras’s consumer price level — real prices vary by place and season. Prices are about 49% of US levels.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Jan 1New Year's Day
Regions of Honduras
18- Cortés Department62 · 1.53M
- Francisco Morazán Department49 · 1.01M
- Atlántida Department25 · 543.1K
- Yoro Department50 · 485.9K
- El Paraíso Department29 · 382.7K
- Comayagua Department43 · 378.2K
- Olancho Department33 · 343.9K
- Santa Bárbara Department56 · 319.5K
- Colón Department24 · 276.9K
- Copán Department41 · 217.4K
- Lempira Department27 · 214.2K
- Choluteca Department23 · 154.8K
- Valle Department15 · 121.7K
- La Paz Department18 · 98.6K
- Ocotepeque Department22 · 95K
- Intibucá Department10 · 83.3K
- Gracias a Dios Department11 · 30.8K
- Bay Islands6 · 18.9K
Largest cities in Honduras
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Tegucigalpa
Francisco Morazán Department · Honduras
28° / 17° 131 mm Oct
41
San Pedro Sula
Cortés Department · Honduras
31° / 22° 182 mm Oct
57
Danlí
El Paraíso Department · Honduras
29° / 19° 156 mm Oct
65
La Ceiba
Atlántida Department · Honduras
31° / 23° 333 mm Oct
63
La Ceiba
Atlántida Department · Honduras
32° / 23° 362 mm Oct
68
Puerto Cortez
Cortés Department · Honduras
31° / 23° 397 mm Oct
48
Catacamas
Olancho Department · Honduras
30° / 20° 162 mm Oct
45
Choloma
Cortés Department · Honduras
31° / 22° 234 mm Oct
UNESCO
World Heritage sites in Honduras
Main airports
- RTBJuan Manuel Gálvez International AirportCoxen Hole
- XPLPalmerola International AirportPalmerola
- SAPRamón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula
- LCEGolosón International AirportLa Ceiba
- GJALa Laguna AirportGuanaja
- TGUToncontín AirportTegucigalpa
- TEATela AirportTela
- TJITrujillo AirportTrujillo
- PEUPuerto Lempira AirportPuerto Lempira
- UIIUtila AirportUtila Island
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