San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) vs San Pedro Sula: which is sunnier?
🇸🇻 El Salvador vs 🇭🇳 Honduras · 254 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the sunnier overall: about 3,137 hours of sunshine a year to San Pedro Sula's 2,266. San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, San Pedro Sula in 4.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | San Pedro Sula | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,137 | 2,266 |
| Sunniest month | November (90/100) | April (84/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 81/100 | 71/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 70/100 | 65/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,249 mm | 1,546 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) vs San Pedro Sula month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | San Pedro Sula | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | San Pedro Sula | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | San Pedro Sula | |
| January | 78 | 72 | 34° | 27° | 3 | 111 |
| February | 68 | 77 | 35° | 29° | 4 | 83 |
| March | 68 | 80 | 35° | 30° | 6 | 64 |
| April | 64 | 84 | 35° | 32° | 32 | 44 |
| May | 63 | 73 | 33° | 32° | 169 | 105 |
| June | 70 | 65 | 31° | 31° | 193 | 170 |
| July | 70 | 65 | 32° | 31° | 155 | 158 |
| August | 70 | 65 | 32° | 31° | 198 | 153 |
| September | 70 | 65 | 30° | 30° | 234 | 179 |
| October | 70 | 65 | 30° | 29° | 204 | 187 |
| November | 90 | 65 | 31° | 28° | 41 | 174 |
| December | 86 | 70 | 33° | 27° | 10 | 118 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Feb San Pedro Sula · Mar San Pedro Sula · Apr San Pedro Sula · May San Pedro Sula · Jun San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Jul San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Aug San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Sep San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Oct San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Nov San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Dec San Salvador (San Luis Talpa).
When to pick which
- November–February: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (average score 81/100 vs 71). San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 28°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: San Pedro Sula (average score 79/100 vs 65). San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (average score 70/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (average score 70/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 30°C).
Full month-by-month guides: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) weather by month · San Pedro Sula weather by month · Best time to visit Honduras.
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