When is the best time to visit Honduras?

Visiting Honduras in April

April sees Honduras segue from its dry season to its wet season. Rain can be expected, but generally not as heavy as in the true wet season. The humidity combines with some of the highest temperatures of the year, which can prove uncomfortable for first-timers to Central America. Holy Week can be busy, as many Hondurans use this week-long break as an opportunity to travel.

Events & Festivals

• Pods of whale sharks begin to frequent the waters around the Bay Islands, staying until September.
• Punta Gorda Festival (12th April) celebrates the indigenous Garifuna people, who settled in Roatán in the Bay Islands in 1797, through high-energy traditional dance and music performances.
• Semana Santa (Holy Week) sees Easter celebrations and religious parades across the country.

Visiting Honduras in May - October

During these months, most of Honduras experiences high rainfall. Temperatures peak early on, and become slightly more bearable as the year continues. While the weather isn’t ideal, travel during this period can be more cost-effective as hotel occupancy generally drops off.

Events & Festivals

• Independence Day (15th September) sees schools participating in three days of contests for the best-executed music and dance performances.
• Pods of whale sharks begin to frequent the waters around the Bay Islands, staying until September.
• San Isidro Festival in La Ceiba is a Mardi-Gras style party that takes over the streets of the city, with hundreds of thousands coming to witness the festivities.

Visiting Honduras in November - December

Honduras’s wet season turns back to dry during November, though the Bay Islands and some coastal areas might see rain all the way through the end of the year. This can be a great time to visit Honduras, when visitor numbers remain low and crowds are uncommon.

Events & Festivals

• Honduras is a heavily Catholic country, and celebrations take place throughout the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.