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Best time to visit La Ceiba

February is the best time to visit La Ceiba for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 70/100
A beach holiday March sea 27 °C
The least cloud March 39 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 70 mm
Warmth June 30 °C
Cooler weather January 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 70 27 °C 11 82
2 March 68 28 °C 10 84
3 January 65 26 °C 17 73
4 April 62 29 °C 10 82
5 December 61 26 °C 19 73
6 November 57 27 °C 23 72
7 October 52 28 °C 26 69
8 May 50 30 °C 18 69
9 September 47 29 °C 27 65
10 August 47 29 °C 25 66
11 July 46 29 °C 23 69
12 June 45 30 °C 23 68

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 26 °C 52 % 73
February 27 °C 27 °C 43 % 82
March 27 °C 28 °C 39 % 84
April 28 °C 29 °C 44 % 82
May 29 °C 30 °C 63 % 69
June 29 °C 30 °C 76 % 68
July 29 °C 29 °C 67 % 69
August 29 °C 29 °C 67 % 66
September 30 °C 29 °C 73 % 65
October 29 °C 28 °C 74 % 69
November 28 °C 27 °C 68 % 72
December 27 °C 26 °C 57 % 73

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.0 °C 256 mm 52 %
February 26.8 °C 145 mm 43 %
March 27.8 °C 111 mm 39 %
April 29.3 °C 70 mm 44 %
May 29.5 °C 123 mm 63 %
June 29.6 °C 148 mm 76 %
July 29.3 °C 132 mm 67 %
August 29.5 °C 147 mm 67 %
September 29.4 °C 191 mm 73 %
October 28.0 °C 328 mm 74 %
November 26.7 °C 420 mm 68 %
December 26.1 °C 267 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.