San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) vs Tegucigalpa: which is sunnier?
🇸🇻 El Salvador vs 🇭🇳 Honduras · 210 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 Tegucigalpa's 2,423. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 months, with 2 within 2 points.
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) | Tegucigalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,137 | 2,423 |
| Sunniest month | November (90/100) | January (92/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 81/100 | 89/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 70/100 | 68/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,249 mm | 1,167 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) vs Tegucigalpa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | Tegucigalpa | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | Tegucigalpa | San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) | Tegucigalpa | |
| January | 78 | 92 | 34° | 27° | 3 | 8 |
| February | 68 | 92 | 35° | 30° | 4 | 8 |
| March | 68 | 91 | 35° | 32° | 6 | 10 |
| April | 64 | 86 | 35° | 32° | 32 | 40 |
| May | 63 | 66 | 33° | 29° | 169 | 170 |
| June | 70 | 66 | 31° | 27° | 193 | 201 |
| July | 70 | 72 | 32° | 27° | 155 | 114 |
| August | 70 | 66 | 32° | 28° | 198 | 148 |
| September | 70 | 66 | 30° | 26° | 234 | 213 |
| October | 70 | 66 | 30° | 25° | 204 | 184 |
| November | 90 | 85 | 31° | 25° | 41 | 43 |
| December | 86 | 88 | 33° | 26° | 10 | 28 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tegucigalpa · Feb Tegucigalpa · Mar Tegucigalpa · Apr Tegucigalpa · May Tegucigalpa · Jun San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) · Jul even · 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 even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tegucigalpa (average score 89/100 vs 81). San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 27°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Tegucigalpa (average score 81/100 vs 65). San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: too close to call — San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) averages 70/100, Tegucigalpa 68/100. San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- September–October: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (average score 70/100 vs 66). San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
Full month-by-month guides: San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) weather by month · Tegucigalpa weather by month · Best time to visit Honduras.
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